A nurse is performing blood pressure screenings at a local health fair
While obtaining subjective assessment data from a patient with hypertension, the nurse learns that the patient has a family history of hypertension and she herself has high cholesterol and lipid levels. The patient says she smokes one pack of cigarettes daily and drinks "about a pack of beer" every day. The nurse notes what nonmodifiable risk factor for hypertension?
A) Hyperlipidemia
B) Excessive alcohol intake
C) A family history of hypertension
D) Closer adherence to medical regimen
Ans: C
Feedback:
Unlike cholesterol levels, alcohol intake and adherence to treatment, family history is not modifiable.
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