In addition to drug use, two other variables influence the particular drug experience: set and setting. If a nurse was interested in investigating the setting, what would he or she look for?
1. A back alley or abandoned building where people are using crack
2. An area at the local high school where students are known to smoke cigarettes
3. The individuals using the drug including that individual's expectations
4. The physical, social, and cultural environment within which the use occurs
ANS: 4
Setting is the influence of the physical, social, and cultural environmental within which the use occurs. The other answers are too specific; No. 4 covers the entire scope of the "setting."
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