Which factors would the nurse identify as a determinant of health?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The client's grandfather and father each had myocardial infarctions before the age of 50.
2. The client purchases groceries at a chain grocery store.
3. The client lives in a state where many people are obese.
4. Noise from a train interrupts the client's sleep several times each night.
5. The client has joined a group at work with the goal of losing 10 pounds over the next 6 months.
1,4,5
Rationale 1: One of the risk factors for coronary artery disease is a family history of the disorder. This is a determinant of health.
Rationale 2: Where groceries are purchased is not a determinant of health. What is purchased is a determinant of health.
Rationale 3: Living in a state where many people are obese does not determine the client's health.
Rationale 4: Interrupted sleep from an environmental factor is a determinant of health.
Rationale 5: This is behavioral determinant of health. The client has adopted a behavior to improve health.
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