When the 70-year-old postmenopausal woman asks whether her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will prevent bone loss, the nurse's most helpful response is:
a. "No. HRT is not helpful after the age of 60."
b. "Yes. HRT will prevent bone loss, but can cause a stroke, heart attack, or breast cancer."
c. "No. HRT is reliant on some natural estrogen production from the ovaries."
d. "Yes. HRT is a widely accepted therapy for prevention of bone loss."
ANS: B
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