The Nurse's Role in Counseling Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Using the 5As Model

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is often caused by modifiable risk factors related to diet and lifestyle behaviors. Counseling patients to adopt lifestyle changes for CVD risk-reduction is needed. Using the 5As strategy (ask, assess, advise, agree, assist) can help patients incorporate positive behavior changes and reduce CVD risk factors.
Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - Category: Nursing Tags: FEATURES Source Type: research