The nurse caring for an African American patient knows this patient is at higher risk for hypertension and teaches the patient how to eat healthy to reduce this risk. This is an example of the nurse's awareness of this patient's what?
1.
Culture
2.
Ethnicity
3.
Race
4.
Dietary habits
ANS: 3
Genetic predisposition to disease is associated with the patient's race.
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