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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (25)
If a patient has more -Family history of hyperlipidemia.
than one risk factor, -Consumption of a high fat diet.
they are at an -Smoking two packs of cigarettes per day
increase risk for
cardiovascular disease
(CAD). These risk
factors are classified
in two categories:
non-modifiable and
modifiable. The non-
modifiable factors
include family history,
age, gender, culture,
and ethnicity.
Modifiable factors include
smoking,
hyperlipidemia,
hypertension, diabetes
mellitus, obesity,
sedentary lifestyle,
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stress, and
psychosocial factors.
Smoking
cigarettes has a two to
three times greater risk
for developing
cardiovascular disease.
Which information in
the client's history
indicates an increased
risk for coronary
artery disease (CAD)
and requires the
nurse to provide
disease management
education? (Select
all that apply. One,
some, or all options
may be correct.)
Which intervention is Provide the client with a list of local smoking cessation
most important for the programs.
nurse to reinforce
when assisting the
client in achieving
their goal to quit
smoking?
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Therapeutic "Do you feel that you do not need to be involved in
Communication: your health care?"
Noncompliance
The client is post-
menopausal and
smokes two packs of
cigarettes a day. Her
hypertension is
uncontrolled even with
the prescribed ACE
inhibitor. The client
took the clinic's
online learning course
on
reducing the risk for heart
disease. At the
conclusion of the course,
the client tells the nurse
that she does not need
classes because she
knows she is going to
be
healed.
Which nursing
intervention best
promotes effective
communication?
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