The nurse is working in the health office at a local community college. Most of the students are young adults. Being aware of the major concerns for this age group, the nurse includes an assessment of which of the following for the patient?
a. Marital status
b. Lifestyle and leisure activities
c. Experience with chronic disease
d. History of childhood accidents
B
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A Assessing a patient's marital status does not offer much information about the patient's health or risk for future illnesses.
B The young adult patient may benefit from a personal lifestyle assessment to help identify lifestyle habits such as poor food choices, smoking, stress, substance abuse, and inactivity as factors that increase the risk of illness.
C Assessing a patient's experience with chronic disease is less appropriate for this age group.
D Assessing the patient's history of childhood accidents does not offer much information about the patient's current health or risk for future illnesses.
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