Which explanation of cardiac risk assessment should the nurse give to a patient asking about his risk for heart disease?
A) "Risk assessment will tell us if you will have a heart attack."
B) "If you reduce your risk for heart disease, you will prevent heart disease."
C) "Risk assessment takes into consideration accumulated long-term exposure to risk factors."
D) "Risk assessment can guide us in helping you reduce your risk for heart disease."
D) "Risk assessment can guide us in helping you reduce your risk for heart disease."
Explanation: A) A risk assessment is an important first step in screening for CAD or any CVDs. However, risk prediction is an imperfect science, and current algorithms do not incorporate accumulated long term exposure to risk factors; thus, they leading to overestimation or underestimation of risk estimates.
B) A risk assessment is an important first step in screening for CAD or any CVDs. However, risk prediction is an imperfect science, and current algorithms do not incorporate accumulated long term exposure to risk factors; thus, they leading to overestimation or underestimation of risk estimates.
C) A risk assessment is an important first step in screening for CAD or any CVDs. However, risk prediction is an imperfect science, and current algorithms do not incorporate accumulated long term exposure to risk factors; thus, they leading to overestimation or underestimation of risk estimates.
D) A risk assessment is an important first step in screening for CAD or any CVDs. However, risk prediction is an imperfect science, and current algorithms do not incorporate accumulated long term exposure to risk factors; thus, they leading to overestimation or underestimation of risk estimates.
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