The nurse carefully screens African-American men for hypertension because of an understanding that what factor influences the development of chronic disease?
1. Age
2. Environment
3. Cost of disability
4. Race and ethnicity
4
Rationale: Race and ethnicity play an important role in placing certain clients at greater risk for some conditions, and the nurse must be careful to screen these clients to detect disease early. The African-American male is at much greater risk for hypertension than those from other ethnic or cultural backgrounds.
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