A nurse is teaching about risk factors for cardiopulmonary disease. Which risk factor should the nurse describe as modifiable?
a. Stress
b. Allergies
c. Family history
d. Gender
ANS: A
Young and middle-age adults are exposed to multiple cardiopulmonary risk factors: an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, stress, over-the-counter and prescription drugs not used as intended, illegal substances, and smoking. Reducing these modifiable factors decreases a patient's risk for cardiac or pulmonary diseases. A nonmodifiable risk factor is family history; determine familial risk factors such as a family history of lung cancer or cardiovascular disease. Other nonmodifiable risk factors include allergies and gender.
You might also like to view...
The nurse and other health care providers are legally obligated to provide which kind of information to the patient for the purpose of informed consent?
a. A lot of technical and scientific information b. Legal information for the patient and family c. Reasonable specifics d. Information in the patient's own language and jargon
A patient who has unprotected intercourse has obtained the morning after pill but has not yet taken the prescribed dosage. What nursing diagnosis should the nurse identify as appropriate for the patient at this time?
A) Powerlessness B) Spiritual distress C) Decisional conflict D) Readiness for enhanced knowledge
Two staff nurses applied for a charge nurse position. After the promotion was announced, the nurse who was not promoted said, "The nurse manager had a headache the day I was interviewed." Which defense mechanism is evident?
a. Introjection b. Conversion c. Projection d. Splitting
The ____________________ diet is blended with gravy or liquid until it is the consistency of pudding.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).