When discussing the effect of a known risk factor on a patient's health,what would the nurse would say?

A) "It doesn't mean that you'll get the disease,just that the odds are greater for you."
B) "Now that you know the possibility is there,you can take steps to prevent it."
C) "This risk factor can be managed by making a change to your lifestyle."
D) "You're lucky because you have the benefit of being able to do something about it."

The presence of risk factors does not mean that a disease will develop,but risk factors increase the chances that the individual will experience a particular disease or dysfunction.Although the statement "Now that you know the possibility is there,you can take steps to prevent it" is not incorrect,it does not address the effect of the risk factor on the patient's health.It is not always true that a risk factor can be managed by making lifestyle changes.The strategy of telling the patient that he or she is lucky and has the benefit of being able to do something about a risk factor minimizes the patient's concern,and does not address the effect of the risk factor on the patient's health.