Nurses Should Be Aware That Chronic Hypertension

Nurses should be aware that chronic hypertension:

A) Is defined as hypertension that begins during pregnancy and lasts for the duration of pregnancy.
B) Is considered severe when the systolic blood pressure (BP) is greater than 140 mm Hg or the diastolic BP is greater than 90 mm Hg.
C) Is general hypertension plus proteinuria.
D) Can occur independently of or simultaneously with gestational hypertension.