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A patient comes into the health clinic asking for advice on lowering the individual’s risk of heart disease. The nurse’s best response is to do which of the following?
1. Conduct a health history and physical exam to determine the patient’s area of risks and then educate the patient based upon these findings.
2. Conduct a physical exam of the patient and discuss the findings.
3. Determine the patient’s risks based upon a prior chart for the patient.
4. Discuss the patient’s perceived area of health risks.
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1 -- A thorough health history and physical exam should disclose a patient’s risk factors. Conducting a physical exam would discover some risk factors, but is not inclusive of the health history. Using the patient’s old chart may disclose some risk factors, but would not include any recent concerns. Discussing the patient’s perceived area of health risks will not be inclusive and may only capture those risks the patient is aware of. Modifiable risk factors can be evaluated and discussed with the patient.
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