A home care nurse is looking over the charts of four elderly female clients. The nurse knows that which client has the highest risk for developing diabetes and heart disease?
1. A woman who is 55 and is white
2. A woman who is 60 and from a middle class background
3. All women over 55
4. A woman over 65 who is African American
4
Explanation: 4. Minority and low-income women 65 years old and older are more likely than white, higher income women to have serious health problems.
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