The Nurse Is Teaching a Mixed-Gender Class How to Prevent

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a mixed-gender class how to prevent heart attacks.What important factor related to gender will the nurse include in the teaching plan?

• A)Heart disease affects men and women equally.
• B)All medications used to prevent heart attacks affect men and women the same.
• C)Certain medications,such as aspirin,are more effective in preventing heart attacks in women than in men.
• D)Certain medications,such as aspirin,are more effective in preventing heart attacks in men than in women.

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