Question

a community health nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about social determinants of health. which of the following should the newly licensed nurse identify as a physical determinant of health? limited income to purchase food poor quality school system inability to read food labels poor air quality

Explanation:

To determine the physical determinant of health, we analyze each option:

• "Limited income to purchase food" is an economic (social) determinant.
• "Poor quality school system" is an educational (social) determinant.
• "Inability to read food labels" relates to literacy/education (social).
• "Poor air quality" is a physical environmental factor affecting health, so it's a physical determinant.

Answer:

D. Poor air quality