When Assessing Environmental Factors Affecting Health and Illness,the Nurse Must

question 24

Multiple Choice

When assessing environmental factors affecting health and illness,the nurse must realize these factors are both physical and social,and that they:

• A) affect one another.
• B) cause illness.
• C) cause patients to react similarly.
• D) can be separated.

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Definitions:

Palpate

To examine or explore by touching (an organ or area of the body), usually to diagnose a condition or determine the presence of something.

Auscultate

The process of hearing the body's internal noises, usually with the help of a stethoscope, during a medical check-up.

Pyloric Stenosis

A condition in which the opening between the stomach and small intestine thickens, obstructing food from moving into the intestine.

Projectile Vomiting

Vomiting with such force that the stomach contents are expelled several feet away from the person.