CH 2 Influential Variable- Vital Signs

Question 1

Caffeine intake, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, diet, stress, obesity, lack of physical activity, medications and use of illegal drugs

Answer 1

Lifestyle Patterns

Question 2

Hormonal status, age, sex, family history

Answer 2

Patient Characterisitcs

Question 3

Time of day, menstrual cycle, general health status, emotional distress, pain

Answer 3

Other variables affecting vital signs

Question 4

Integration of learned behaviors (not biologically inherited), norms, and symbols characteristic of a society that are passed from generation to generation

Answer 4

Culture

Question 5

Shared behavioral standards including fundamental values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs including those related to health care and illness

Answer 5

Culture

Question 6

An affiliation with a group of people who share a common cultural origin or background, or common racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural characteristics

Answer 6

Ethnicity