When caring for an older patient with hypertension who has been hospitalized after a transient ischemic (TIA),which topic is the most important for the nurse to include in the discharge teaching?

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One of the tasks for patients with chronic illnesses is to prevent and manage a crisis. The patient needs instruction on recognition of symptoms of hypertension and TIA and appropriate actions to take if these symptoms occur. The other information may also be included in patient teaching but is not as essential in the patient's self-management of the illness.

When Caring for an Older Patient with Hypertension Who Has