Bone Disorders (Osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, fractures); Questions and Answers 100% Correct

Bone Disorders (Osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, fractures); Questions and Answers 100% Correct The occupational health nurse is teaching a class on the risk factors for developing osteoarthritis (OA). Which is a modifiable risk factor for developing OA? 1. Being overweight. 2. Increasing age. 3. Previous joint damage. 4. Genetic susceptibility. CORRECT ANSWER-1 (1. Obesity is a well-recognized risk factor for the development of OA and it is modifiable because the client can lose weight. 2. Increasing age is a risk factor, but there is nothing the client can do about getting older, except to die. 3. Previous joint damage is a risk factor, but it is not modifiable, which means the client cannot do anything to change it. 4. Genetic susceptibility is a result of family genes, which the client cannot change; it is a nonmodifiable risk factor.)