The nurse teaches the patient at risk for coronary

The nurse teaches the patient at risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) that some risk
factors can be controlled or modified. What modifiable factors would the nurse include?
A) Gender, obesity, family history, and smoking
B) Inactivity, stress, gender, and smoking
C) Obesity, inactivity, diet, and smoking
D) Stress, family history, and obesity
C
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The risk factors for CAD that can be controlled or modified include obesity, inactivity,
diet, stress, and smoking. Gender and family history are risk factors that cannot be
controlled.
The nurse is caring for a patient with high serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels. In
teaching the patient about therapeutic lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise, the
nurse explains that the desired goal for cholesterol levels is what?

The nurse cares for a patient who is in her second trimester of pregnancy with
extremely high serum cholesterol levels. What lipid lowering medication would be
appropriate for the nurse to administer to this patient?