Client assessment provides the nurse with necessary information for th

Client assessment provides the nurse with necessary information for the development of an ef-fective plan of care. When determining the influence of an internal variable on the client’s health status, the nurse will specifically look for:

1. Anxiety level present
2. Family remedies used
3. Location and type of occupation
4. Available health insurance coverage

ANSWER

ANS: 1
Emotional factors, such as the client’s degree of anxiety, is an internal variable that can influence the client’s health status.
An example of an external variable that can influence the client’s health status is the use of fami-ly remedies.
Socioeconomic factors, such as location and type of occupation, are external variables that can influence the client’s health status.
Available health insurance coverage is an example of an external socioeconomic factor that can influence the client’s health status.