Practice Question
A nurse is providing teaching to a client about ways to improve their health. Which of the following modifiable risk factors should the nurse include? (Select All that Apply.)
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Correct Answer:
Hypertension
Rationale:
💎 1️⃣ Hypertension
✔️Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney failure.
✔️It can be reduced through lifestyle modifications such as a low-sodium diet, regular exercise, stress management, and maintaining a healthy weight.
✔️Clients should be encouraged to monitor their blood pressure regularly and adhere to prescribed antihypertensive medications if needed.
✔️Teaching should emphasize the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), which includes fresh fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and limited processed foods.
✔️Managing blood pressure lowers the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other vascular complications.
🔷 2️⃣ Sedentary Lifestyle
✔️A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.
✔️Lack of physical activity reduces circulation, muscle tone, and metabolism, leading to fat accumulation and poor cardiovascular conditioning.
✔️The nurse should encourage at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, such as brisk walking, swimming, or cycling.
✔️Regular physical activity improves cardiovascular endurance, helps control blood glucose and cholesterol, and enhances mental well-being.
✔️Making movement part of daily life—like using stairs, walking breaks, or home workouts—can drastically reduce chronic disease risk.
🟢 3️⃣ Alcohol Consumption
✔️Excessive alcohol intake is linked to liver disease, hypertension, stroke, and certain cancers, making it a modifiable lifestyle risk factor.
✔️Alcohol also increases triglyceride levels and may interfere with medications, particularly antihypertensives and anticoagulants.
✔️The nurse should educate on safe drinking limits—no more than one drink per day for women and two for men, as per CDC guidelines.
✔️Encouraging clients to limit or abstain from alcohol promotes liver health, stabilizes blood pressure, and supports weight control.
✔️Reducing alcohol intake also improves sleep quality, cognitive function, and emotional stability.
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- Domain: RN ATI Fundamentals of Nursing
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