An occupational health nurse is conducting a blood pressure screening.Which of the following clients is at greatest risk of mortality from cardiac disease? (Select all that apply.)

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There are also noticeable disparities in the development of hypertension in various population subgroups.Data from 2009 to 2012 indicate the Mexican American and the White-only/non-Hispanic populations have the lowest percentage of high blood pressure individuals (27%); and the non-Hispanic/Black African American population has the highest (42%) level of hypertension.Although for the entire population, deaths attributable to coronary heart disease have declined since the 1960s, the mortality rate remains higher for American Indians/Alaska Natives and Blacks.According to the JNC VII, the risk for cardiovascular events rises when blood pressure is greater than 115/75.Blacks have a higher death rate from heart disease than do Whites.Mexican Americans have the lowest rate of hypertension.

An Occupational Health Nurse Is Conducting a Blood Pressure Screening