The nurse is helping prepare a teaching plan to modify risk factors for a patient with coronary artery disease. Which risk factor should the nurse include in this patient's teaching plan?
a. Age and gender
b. Gender and ethnicity
c. Heredity and ethnicity
d. Smoking and high fat intake
ANS: D
Smoking and high fat intake are modifiable risk factors. A. B. C. Age, gender, ethnicity, and heredity are non-modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease.
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