The nurse is teaching a class of adolescent students the importance of physical exercise. Which statement by a student needs further discussion?
1. "I don't need to exercise. I am healthy, unlike my mother, who has diabetes."
2. "I walk my dog in the neighborhood for at least 30 minutes daily."
3. "I ride my bike instead of driving whenever I can."
4. "I exercise daily because heart disease runs in my family."
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Rationale:
1. Health maintenance focuses on physical activity as a method to prevent diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Youth who have family members with these diseases, or who meet adults who have them, are more likely to understand the importance of their own activity.
2. Walking 30 minutes every day is an appropriate activity.
3. Riding bikes instead of driving is healthy, and requires no further discussion.
4. The adolescent's comment shows an understanding of how the risk factors for heart disease can be minimized, so this comment requires no further discussion.
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