A nurse is educating the community about modifiable behaviors. Which of the following is the nurse most likely to discuss?
a. Smoking, poor diet, and alcohol consump-tion
b. Cancer, emphysema, and cardiovascular disease
c. Age and gender
d. Genetic abnormalities
ANS: A
Modifiable behaviors remain the major contributors to deaths in the United States. Tobacco use, poor diet, physical inactivity, and alcohol consumption are examples of modifiable behaviors. Cancer, emphysema, cardiovascular disease, gender, age, and genetic abnormalities are not modi-fiable behaviors.
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