A Nurse Is Examining Social Determinants of Health

question 24

Multiple Choice

A nurse is examining social determinants of health. Which factor is the nurse looking at?

• A) Ethnicity
• B) Income
• C) Gender
• D) Marital status

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Definitions:

Biological Factors

refer to the physiological and genetic influences that impact an individual's health, behavior, and personality.

External Factors

Influences that originate outside an individual or system that can affect behavior, decisions, or outcomes within.

Genetics

The examination of genetic inheritance and the differences in traits passed down through generations.

Nutrition

The science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health, and disease of an organism.