The nurse is planning to assess clinic clients with the Framingham Risk Assessment tool. Which clients should the nurse exclude from this assessment?

Question

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. A 23-year-old woman whose father had a myocardial infarction 10 years ago
2. A 36-year-old male with documented diabetic peripheral neuropathy
3. A 58-year-old postmenopausal woman
4. A 63-year-old client who retired two years ago due to hypertension refractory to standard treatment
5. A 48-year-old client with confirmed genital herpes

Answer 1

2,4
Rationale 1: There are no findings in this scenario that would exclude this client from the assessment.
Rationale 2: The client with diabetes would be excluded from this assessment because risk is already greater than 20%.
Rationale 3: There are no findings in this scenario that would exclude this client from the assessment.
Rationale 4: This client has a cardiovascular disease and should be excluded from the assessment.
Rationale 5: There are no findings in this scenario that would exclude this client from the assessment.