During a health history, the nurse learns that a young adult smokes cigarettes, drinks alcohol, and does not exercise routinely. What should this information suggest to the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient is isolated.
b. The patient is having a crisis with intimacy.
c. The patient has poor coping mechanisms for stress.
d. The patient is participating in risky lifestyle choices.
e. The patient has adopted positive ways to cope with stress.
ANS: C, D
Overeating, alcohol use, drug use, cigarette smoking, and violence are risky lifestyle choices and poor coping mechanisms for stress. A. B. There is not enough information to determine if the patient is isolated or is having a crisis with intimacy. E. Positive coping mechanisms for stress include exercise, support groups, music, and meditation.
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