Which of the following would be considered a modifiable risk factor for coronary artery disease?
A. Age
B. Gender
C. Smoking
D. Family history
C
Modifiable risk factors can be altered or controlled. Cigarette smoking and a sedentary lifestyle are examples of behaviors that are modifiable. Nonmodifiable factors are personal elements that cannot be altered or controlled (age, gender, family history).
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a. Sit on the side of the bed for a minute be-fore standing up. b. Take several deep breaths while moving into the dangling position. c. Push up from the bed into the dangling position on the side of the bed. d. Stretch all of the muscles in the body.
Which of the following should the nurse instruct a client who is newly diagnosed with hypertension?
1. It is a lifelong process. 2. It can be managed easily. 3. It is a short-term problem. 4. It happens only in the very poor and treatment is expensive.
The "classical pathway" for activation of the complement cascade is triggered by
a. activation of C3. b. inflammation. c. first recognition of an antigen. d. antigen-antibody complexes.
Which of the following acronyms can be used to identify the steps of the evidence-based practice (EBP) process?
a. MYWAY b. ASKMME c. RIGHT d. ASKWHY