A Community Health Nurse is giving an educational presentation at the local senior citizens club. The nurse is speaking about stroke. What nonmodifiable risk factors for stroke should the nurse list?
A) Male gender
B) Asian American race
C) Over age 50
D) Smoking
Ans: A
Feedback: Advanced age, gender, and race are well-known nonmodifiable risk factors for stroke. High-risk groups include people older than 55 years of age; the incidence of stroke more than doubles in each successive decade. Men have a higher rate of stroke than that of women. Another high-risk group is African Americans; the incidence of first stroke in African Americans is almost twice that in Caucasian Americans. Smoking is a modifiable risk.
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