A nurse teaches a patient about physiological risk factors. Which information by the patient indicates more teaching is needed?
a. A physiological risk factor is heredity.
b. A physiological risk factor is environment.
c. A physiological risk factor is pregnancy.
d. A physiological risk factor is obesity.
B
The environment is not a physiological risk factor; the other options are physiological risk factors. Physiological risk factors involve the physical functioning of the body. For example, physical conditions such as pregnancy or obesity place increased stress on physiological systems. Heredity or genetic predisposition to specific illness is a major physical risk factor.
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