A nursing student planning to teach clients about risk factors ...

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A nursing student planning to teach clients about risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) would include which topics? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Advanced age
  b. Diabetes
  c. Ethnic background
  d. Medication use
  e. Smoking

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client who had coronary artery bypass grafting yesterday. What actions does the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Assist the client to the chair for meals and to the bathroom.
  b. Encourage the client to use the spirometer every 4 hours.
  c. Ensure the client wears TED hose or sequential compression devices.
  d. Have the client rate pain on a 0-to-10 scale and report to the nurse.
  e. Take and record a full set of vital signs per hospital protocol.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, C, E
Age, diabetes, ethnic background, and smoking are all risk factors for developing CAD; medication use is not.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, C, E
The nurse can delegate assisting the client to get up in the chair or ambulate to the bathroom, applying TEDs or sequential compression devices, and taking/recording vital signs. The spirometer should be used every hour the day after surgery. Assessing pain using a 0-to-10 scale is a nursing assessment, although if the client reports pain, the UAP should inform the nurse so a more detailed assessment is done.