HESI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM PACK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question Number 9


✔ Correct Answer:
D) Advanced age.Rationale: People over age 55 are a high-risk group for a brain attack because the incidence of stroke more than doubles in each successive decade of life. Non-modifiable means the client cannot do anything to change the risk factor. All the other options are modifiable risk factors.