The nurse is preparing to teach a client therapeutic lifestyle changes that can decrease the risk of coronary artery disease. Which topics will the nurse include in the teaching?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Eliminating the consumption of alcohol
2. Eliminating foods high in cholesterol and saturated fats
3. Maintaining blood pressure within normal levels
4. Exercising and maintaining a healthy weight
5. Decreasing the number of cigarettes smoked
Correct Answer: 2,3,4
Rationale 1: It is not necessary to eliminate the consumption of alcohol. It is recommended that the client decrease consumption to small or moderate amounts.
Rationale 2: It is recommended that clients eliminate foods high in cholesterol and saturated fats in order to decrease the risk of CAD.
Rationale 3: Keeping blood pressure within normal levels decreases the risk of CAD.
Rationale 4: Exercising and maintaining a healthy weight decrease the risk of CAD.
Rationale 5: The client should be encouraged to eliminate tobacco products, not just decrease the number of cigarettes smoked.
Global Rationale: It is recommended that clients eliminate foods high in cholesterol and saturated fats in order to decrease the risk of CAD. Keeping blood pressure within normal levels decreases the risk of CAD. Exercising and maintaining a healthy weight decrease the risk of CAD. It is not necessary to eliminate the consumption of alcohol. It is recommended that the client decrease consumption to small or moderate amounts. The client should be encouraged to eliminate tobacco products, not just decrease the number of cigarettes smoked.
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