A 45-year-old mother of 3 young children is at the doctor's office and her blood pressure is 152/92. This is the first time that has ever shown an elevated reading. She is concerned that she has hypertension. The nurse's best response would be:

"Fortunately, hypertension isn't related to other diseases and is easily treated"

"A single reading may not mean anything. We will take it again, 2 more times, within the next few weeks."

"It looks like you have high blood pressure now. We'll check it again in 3 months"

"You may have hypertension, but there is little else that can be done except medication."