All of the following are risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease. Which of these would be considered an alterable risk factor?
a. menopause c. high blood pressure
b. physical inactivity d. history of chest pain
B
The nurse should recognize major cardiovascular risk factors for the client: age, gender, heredity, smoking, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and response to stress.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A 52-year-old patient presents to the emergency department with reports of substernal chest pain
A history is taken; serum creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzymes and serum lipid studies are ordered, as is a 12-lead ECG. Which of the following results is most significant in diagnosing an MI during the first 12 hours of chest pain? a. ECG-inverted T waves b. Serum enzymes-elevated LDH4 c. Serum enzymes-elevated CK-MB d. Patient history-substernal chest pain
You are called to make an unscheduled visit to a new client in his or her home
The purpose of the visit is to admit the client and treat an abdominal wound. You discover that the client is from a culture that you are not familiar with. In this situation you would demonstrate cultural competence and awareness by (select all that apply) A) openness to the client's ideas and way of life. B) obtaining objective data when caring for the client. C) respect and patience. D) self-awareness of one's own culture. E) assuming that you have enough knowledge to get by.
Guidelines followed by the leader of a therapeutic group include focusing on recognizing dysfunctional behavior and thinking patterns, followed by identifying and practicing more adaptive alternate behaviors and thinking
Which theory is evident by this approach? a. Behavioral b. Interpersonal c. Psychodynamic d. Cognitive-behavioral