A 68-year-old Hispanic male patient presents with recently diagnosed moderate hypertension.

Address the following for this assignment:

Design an appropriate treatment plan. Provide support in your choice.

Describe the recommended pharmacological therapy, along with the importance of addressing herbal and over-the-counter medication usage.

Provide 1 example of an herbal or over-the-counter medication that can be utilized with the recommended antihypertensive regimen.

Determine the importance of the APRN prescriber in the management of this patient, along with the alignment with your board of nursing’s Nurse Practice Act in prescribing.