The nurse is caring for a 60-year-old African American patient with hypertension. The patient is obese and a smoker. Which modifiable risk factors place this patient at an increased risk for heart disease? (Select all that apply.)
a. Age
b. Race
c. Hypertension
d. Obesity
e. Smoking
C, D, E
Modifiable risk factors that increase the patient's risk of heart disease include hypertension, ob-esity, and cigarette smoking. The patient could lessen his risk by strictly controlling blood pres-sure, losing weight with diet and exercise, and implementing a smoking cessation plan. Age and race are nonmodifiable risk factors for heart disease.
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A) Assessing a person entering an alcohol treatment program for the amount of use B) Teaching teens about the genetic predisposition to alcohol addiction C) Determining the readiness of an individual for treatment and choice of intervention D) Planning a program to prevent drug use relapses
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1. Administrative decision. 2. Legislation. 3. Judicial decision. 4. Regulation.
The priority intervention to improve work-related quality of life for nurses is to:
a. provide safe harbors for unjust or unsafe work assignments. b. improve nurse physician communications. c. require professional development courses for bedside nurses. d. determine strategies to improve vertical working relationships between staff nurses and nursing administration.
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A) When the infant can sit with support B) The eruption of teeth C) The ability to self-feed D) When the infant can turn his or her head