The nurse is teaching a client with elevated LDL cholesterol and decreased HDL cholesterol about strategies to manage this disorder.The client asks the nurse why there is a difference in the direction of change in the goals for altering HDL versus LDL cholesterol.Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

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The nurse should explain that the goal is to increase HDL cholesterol because it helps eliminate excess cholesterol and decrease LDL cholesterol because it transports excess cholesterol to body tissue to be stored. This explanation is correct and helps the client understand the difference in the direction of change goals for HDL and LDL cholesterol. Choice A is incorrect because increasing HDL cholesterol is more critical than reducing LDL cholesterol. Choice B is incorrect because it is the opposite of what needs to be done. Choice D is incorrect because both values should not be reduced.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Client with Elevated LDL Cholesterol