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Orthostatic hypotension - decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing positions. Place the client in a supine position for 2 to 3 minutes. Record the client's pulse and blood pressure. Assist the client to slowly sit or stand. Support the client in case of faintness. After 1 minute in the upright position, recheck the pulse and blood pressure in the same sites as previously. Record the results. A rise in pulse of 40 beats per minute or a drop in blood pressure of 30 mm Hg indicates abnormal orthostatic vital signs.
I probably didn't answer this right. Consideration means careful thought. So as a nurse my careful thought would be to assist client in changing from a sitting to standing positions. To assist the client in walking. To assist in ROM because immoblity is a common result of orthostatic hypotension. Fundamental pg 510 and 1068