The nurse is instructing a 55-year-old client on ways to reduce the development of illnesses that are the leading cause of death for persons in the same age group. Which of the following is the nurse instructing this client?
1. Need to wear seat belts when operating a motor vehicle
2. Reduction of alcohol intake
3. Need for a annual mammogram, Pap smear, and colonoscopy every 10 years
4. Weight reduction
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The number one cause of death in persons aged 45 to 64 is malignant neoplasms. The nurse's instructions should be on the need for annual mammograms, Pap smears, and colonoscopies every 10 years. Wearing seat belts would address unintentional injury as a cause of death. Reducing alcohol intake would address liver disease as a cause of death. Weight reduction would address heart disease and diabetes mellitus as causes of death.
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