The Nurse Is Reviewing Drug Therapy for Hypertension

The nurse is reviewing drug therapy for hypertension. According to the JNC 7 guidelines, antihypertensive drug therapy for a newly diagnosed stage 1 hypertensive African-American patient would most likely include which drug or drug classes?

A) Vasodilators alone
B) ACE inhibitors alone
C) Calcium channel blockers with thiazide diuretics
D) Beta blockers with thiazide diuretics