While the nurse is taking the health history, the patient states, "My father and grandfather both had heart attacks and were unable to be very active afterward." This statement is related to the functional health pattern of
a. activity-exercise.
b. cognitive-perceptual.
c. health perception–health management.
d. coping-stress tolerance.
ANS: C
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