The client asks the nurse to explain ways to decrease the risk of cancer. Which items are appropriate for the nurse to include in client teaching? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
1. Limit or eliminate alcoholic beverage use.
2. Maintain a healthy diet low in fat and high in fresh vegetables and fruit.
3. Exercise regularly and keep body weight within optimum guidelines.
4. Eliminate tobacco use and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke.
5. Drink plenty of caffeinated beverages.
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
Rationale 1: Limiting or eliminating alcoholic beverage use decreases risk of cancer.
Rationale 2: Maintaining a healthy diet low in fat and high in fresh vegetables and fruit decreases risk of cancer.
Rationale 3: Exercising regularly and keeping body weight within optimum guidelines decreases risk of cancer.
Rationale 4: Eliminating tobacco use and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke decreases risk of cancer.
Rationale 5: There is no indication that caffeinated beverages decrease the risk of cancer.
Global Rationale: Limiting or eliminating alcoholic beverage use decreases risk of cancer. Maintaining a healthy diet low in fat and high in fresh vegetables and fruit decreases risk of cancer. Exercising regularly and keeping body weight within optimum guidelines decreases risk of cancer. Eliminating tobacco use and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke decreases risk of cancer. There is no indication that caffeinated beverages decrease the risk of cancer.
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