The nurse is teaching a mixed-gender class how to prevent heart ...

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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?
 
  1. Heart disease affects men and women equally.
  2. All medications used to prevent heart attacks affect men and women the same.
  3. Certain medications, such as aspirin, are more effective in preventing heart attacks in women than in men.
  4. Certain medications, such as aspirin, are more effective in preventing heart attacks in men than in women.

Question 2

The nurse in charge of a clinical study welcomes the participants in an open forum. One client is surprised that there are men and women from several ethnic groups.
 
  The nurse tells the group that in the past, ethnic variables were largely unknown or ignored for which reasons?
  1. Clinical trials failed to include ethnically diverse subjects.
  2. Clinical trials comprised mostly Caucasian males.
  3. Little attention was focused on identifying the different effects drugs had on various ethnic groups.
  4. Research proved there were no differences among ethnic groups.
  5. The large majority of clinical trials included Caucasian females.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Heart attacks are more common in women later in life. Men are affected early in the lifespan.
Rationale 2: Some medications affect gender differently, based on the different expression of the genes.
Rationale 3: Aspirin is more effective in preventing heart attacks in men than in women.
Rationale 4: Aspirin is more effective in preventing heart attacks in men than in women.
Global Rationale: Aspirin is more effective in preventing heart attacks in men than in women. Heart attacks are more common in women later in life. Men are affected early in the lifespan. Some medications affect gender differently, based on the different expression of the genes.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: There was a lack of ethnic diversity in early clinical trials.
Rationale 2: Until recently, clinical trials comprised mostly Caucasian males.
Rationale 3: Little attention was focused on identifying the differences in pharmacologic effects in diverse ethnic groups.
Rationale 4: There was insufficient research to show differences because little attention was focused on these differences.
Rationale 5: The large majority of clinical trials excluded females.
Global Rationale: There was a lack of ethnic diversity in early clinical trials. Until recently, clinical trials comprised mostly Caucasian males. Little attention was focused on identifying the differences in pharmacologic effects in diverse ethnic groups. There was insufficient research to show differences because little attention was focused on these differences. The large majority of clinical trials excluded females.

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