A client tells the nurse that her mother has type 2 diabetes and heart problems. The nurse realizes that this information:
1. Can help in suggesting lifestyle changes that will positively impact the client's future health.
2. Has little effect on the client's health, since neither are related to family genetics.
3. Helps predict the future health of the client's children.
4. Means that the client will experience major health issues in the future.
Can help in suggesting lifestyle changes that will positively impact the client's future health.
Rationale: Both type 2 diabetes and cardiac problems can be seen to "run in families.". Being aware of such disease processes allows for the introduction of diet, exercise, and stress reduction strategies that will have a positive affect on minimizing or even preventing these conditions. It is therefore not easy to predict the future health of the client or the client's children.
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