A patient with no history of health problems and a BP of 210/142 is admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of hypertensive crisis. The clinical manifestation that will require the most immediate action by the nurse is that

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The patient's inability to more the left leg indicates that a hemorrhagic stroke may be occurring and will require immediate action to prevent further neurologic damage. The other clinical manifestations also are likely caused by the hypertension and will require rapid nursing actions, but they do not require action as urgently as the neurologic changes.

A Patient with No History of Health Problems and a BP