A young adult tells the nurse he has quit smoking cigarettes and ...

[kshipps]

A young adult tells the nurse he has quit smoking cigarettes and now vapes (uses electronic cigarettes e-cigarettes). What response by the nurse is best?
 
  a. Excellent That is so much better for you than tobacco.
  b. The health consequences of e-cigarettes are not known.
  c. Using e-cigarettes actually is much worse for your health.
  d. Tobacco or e-cigarettes...doesn't matter. You need to quit.

Question 2

The nurse is performing wellness checks at a community center for older adults. Which person would the nurse evaluate as having the highest risk of stroke?
 
  a. White, 55 years of age, BP 148/92 mm Hg
  b. African-American, 70 years of age, BP 150/100 mm Hg
  c. Asian-American, 40 years of age, BP 146/78 mm Hg
  d. White, 74 years of age, BP 150/82 mm Hg

[Ptupou85]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The health consequences of using e-cigarettes are not yet known because they are new products. The nurse educates the young adult to this fact.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
African-Americans have a higher rate of stroke than whites at any age. Hypertension is also a risk factor for stroke. Stroke risk also increases with age overall. Therefore, the person with the highest risk of stroke is the older hypertensive African-American.

[kshipps]

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[Liddy]

Excellent