A patient with type 2 diabetes is noted to be hypertensive at this and the last clinic appointments. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?

Ask the patient to measure the blood pressure at home and call in the results. Hypertension in the office may be caused by a phenomenon called, “white-coat hypertension.” The American Diabetes Association 2017 guidelines recommend that blood pressure should be assessed at home to monitor for white coat syndrome. If hypertension is confirmed, then medication and/or lifestyle modifications may be prescribed by the provider. It is not appropriate to disregard hypertension in the clinic, especially in diabetic patients.

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