A patient has not followed up with recommendations made by the nurse to participate in cardiac rehabilitation after a myocardial infarction
What factors are most important for the nurse to as-sess in determining the cause of this behavior? (Select all that apply.)
a. Out-of-pocket costs
b. Transportation problems
c. Beliefs about the benefits
d. Location of the clinic
e. Ethnicity of providers
A, B, C, D
Many factors affect the ability and willingness of patients to engage in health promotion beha-viors, including cost, transportation, beliefs, and location of the services. Ethnicity of the provid-ers may be a consideration for some, but that is not a high priority for assessment in most pa-tients.
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