With regard to sociocultural risk factors, nursing care should be based on the premise that:
a. risk for individual development of a psychiatric disorder usually remains constant over time.
b. all members of ethnic groups have the same risk for developing a psychiatric disorder.
c. risk factors interact constantly, so different factors become important at different times.
d. sociocultural risk factors affect assessment and nursing care planning more than implementation of care.
C
Risk factors interact constantly, so risk factors may assume greater or lesser significance for an individual over time. Cultural group members vary in terms of risk for specific mental health disorders, and sociocultural risk factors affect the nurse working with the patient during all phases of the nursing process.
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