A nurse provides health screening for a community health center with a large population of African-American clients.Which priority assessment should the nurse include when working with this population?

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All interventions are important for the visiting nurse to accomplish.However,African Americans have a high rate of hypertension leading to end-stage renal disease.Each encounter that the nurse has with an African-American client provides a chance to detect hypertension and treat it.If the client is already on antihypertensive medication,assessing blood pressure monitors therapy.

A Nurse Provides Health Screening for a Community Health Center