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 as-sessment of which of the following for the client?
a. Marital status
b. Lifestyle and leisure activities
c. Experience with chronic disease
d. History of childhood accidents
B
The young adult client 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.
Assessing a client's marital status does not offer much information about the client's health or risk for future illnesses.
Assessing a client's experience with chronic disease is less appropriate for this age group.
Assessing the client's history of childhood accidents does not offer much information about the client's current health or risk for future illnesses.
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