A nurse is assessing a patient's risk factors for heart disease and finds that the patient has several risk factors. How should the nurse interpret this finding?
a. The patient needs surgery for heart disease.
b. The patient has a genetic disease.
c. The patient will develop the disease.
d. The patient has an increased chance to develop the disease.
D
The presence of a risk factor does not mean that a disease will develop, but risk factors increase the chances that the individual will experience a particular disease. Although genetics can be a risk factor, it does not mean the patient has a genetic disease. The patient does not need surgery for heart disease because risk factors only increase the probability of the disease occurring.
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