While the older African American is at the highest risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, the nurse demonstrates an understanding of this disease process's risk factors when assessing this population's:
a. weight and elimination patterns.
b. heart rate and capillary refill status.
c. blood pressure and serum lipid levels.
d. muscle strength and reflex times.
ANS: C
Researchers found distinct ethnic and racial differences among persons with AD. They may have identified a gene placing African Americans at about twice the risk for developing AD than their white American counterparts. It is possible that additional risk factors are a part of this, specifi-cally, a higher rate of cardiovascular disease. There is no current research to support a relationship between the other options and the development of AD.
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