The Nurse Is Instructing a Client on the Impact of Cigarette

The nurse is instructing a client on the impact of cigarette smoking and the development of hypertension. Which of the following would not be appropriate for the nurse to include in these instructions?

A) Tobacco damages the lining of the artery walls.
B) Tobacco temporarily constricts blood vessels, increasing pulse and blood pressure.
C) Tobacco thins the blood and makes the person at risk for bleeding.
D) Carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke replaces the oxygen in the blood, forcing the heart to work harder to supply oxygen.