Week 2 - Ch. 34 Lewis - Evolve NCLEX Practice Questions and Answers

Week 2 - Ch. 34 Lewis - Evolve NCLEX Practice Questions and Answers The community health nurse is planning health promotion teaching targeted at preventing coronary artery disease (CAD). Which ethnic group would the nurse select as the highest priority for this intervention? A. White male B. Hispanic male C. African American male D. Native American female - ANS ️️ A. White male The incidence of CAD and myocardial infarction (MI) is highest among white, middle-aged men. Hispanic individuals have lower rates of CAD than non- Hispanic whites or African Americans. African Americans have an earlier age of onset and more severe CAD than whites and more than twice the mortality rate of whites of the same age. Native Americans have increased mortality in less than 35- year-olds and have major modifiable risk factors such as diabetes. Which individuals would the nurse identify as having the highest risk for CAD? A. A 45-year-old depressed male with a high-stress job B. A 60-year-old male with below normal homocysteine levels