A nurse is assessing activity tolerance of a patient. Which areas will the nurse assess? (Select all that apply.)
a. Skeletal abnormalities
b. Emotional factors
c. Pregnancy status
d. Race
e. Age
ANS: A, B, C, E
Physiological, emotional, and developmental factors (age) influence the patient's activity tolerance. Factors influencing activity tolerance include physiological factors such as skeletal abnormalities, emotional factors such as anxiety/depression, developmental factors such as age and gender, and pregnancy status. Race is not a factor because people of all races are faced with similar factors that affect their activity tolerance.
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