The Nurse Refers to the Determinants of Health Before Assessing

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse refers to the determinants of health before assessing a family newly relocated to a community. Which should the nurse identify as behavioral determinants of health? Select all that apply.

• A) Gender
• B) Tobacco use
• C) Ethnicity
• D) Substance abuse
• E) Physical activity

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Definitions:

Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good changes in response to a change in price.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price.

Change in Price

The variation in the price level of goods or services over a period of time.

Elastic

Describes a situation in economics where the demand or supply for a good or service significantly changes in response to changes in price.