A nurse is working in the health office at a local college where most

A nurse is working in the health office at a local college where most of the students are young adults. Being aware of the major concerns for this age-group, the nurse includes assessment of these clients’:

1. Current marital history status
2. Lifestyle and leisure activities
3. Experience with chronic disease
4. History of childhood accidents

ANSWER

ANS: 2
The young adult client may benefit from a personal lifestyle assessment to help identify habits that increase the risk for cardiac, malignant, pulmonary, renal, or other chronic diseases. As-sessing a client’s marital status does not offer much information about the client’s health or risk for future illnesses. Assessing a client’s experience with chronic disease is less appropriate for this age-group. Assessing the client’s history of childhood accidents does not offer much information about the client’s current health or risk for future illnesses.