RN Exam Practice
Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 298 of 2368

A client's blood pressure is 128/78 mmHg lying down and 106/74 mmHg after standing for 3 minutes. How should the nurse interpret this finding?

  1. It meets the definition of orthostatic hypotension
  2. It is within the expected range for position change
  3. It is hypertension
  4. It is a normal finding that needs no follow-up
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Correct answer: It meets the definition of orthostatic hypotension

A systolic drop of at least 20 mmHg within three minutes of standing defines orthostatic hypotension. Here it dropped 22.

Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Blood Pressure: What is Blood Pressure?. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026