A Home Health Nurse Is Compiling a Patient Profile on a 23-Year-Old

question 29

Multiple Choice

A home health nurse is compiling a patient profile on a 23-year-old obese woman who smokes one-half pack of cigarettes a day and drinks 1 beer a week.She works as a cook in a long-term care facility.She has two children and eats a diet high in fats.She exercises 30 minutes a day.Both parents are dead of heart disease.How many risk factors for cancer in this profile should the nurse identify?

• A) 2
• B) 3
• C) 5
• D) 6

Identify the common reasons behind smoking initiation and maintenance.

Understand the health risks associated with passive smoking.

Recognize smoking-related diseases and the impact of smoking on health.

Understand the effectiveness of educational and government interventions in reducing smoking rates.

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