A Community Health Nurse Is Aware That Restoration of Health

Multiple Choice

A community health nurse is aware that restoration of health often depends on appropriate interventions performed early in the course of a disease. Which patient is most likely to seek health care late in the course of his or her disease process and deteriorate more quickly than other patients?

A) A patient who has been homeless for an extended period of time
B) A patient who recently immigrated to the United States
C) A patient who is 88 years old and who has enjoyed relatively good health
D) A teenage boy