Health Promotion and Maintenance Q 85

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Nurse Ron is taking the health history of an 84-year-old client. Which information will be most useful to the nurse for planning care?

  

     A. General health for the last 10 years

     B. Current health promotion activities

     C. Family history of diseases

     D. Marital status

    

    

Correct Answer: B. Current health promotion activities

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Recognizing an individual’s positive health measures is very useful.

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Option A: General health in the previous 10 years is important, however, the current activities of an 84-year-old client are most significant in planning care.

Option C: Family history of disease for a client in later years is of minor significance.

Option D: Marital status information may be important for discharge planning but is not as significant for addressing the immediate medical problem.

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