Question

A 68-year-old male has a 20 pack year smoking history. he quit smoking 10 years ago. to screen for cardiovascular disease the nurse practitioner should order:

Answer 1

What should the nurse do is to obtain the history from the client in order to find out if they have a family history in terms of the disease that would likely find out if he would likely have it, it is also best that the nurse should assess the client through physical examination and for the nurse to ask for laboratory testing in order to check for results that will detect if the client could have or could be potential in having cardiovascular disease.