Which of the following questions would be most important for the nurse to ask first when obtaining the health history?
A) "Do you have adequate health insurance coverage?"
B) "Are you generally fairly healthy?"
C) "What is your major health concern at this time?"
D) "Did you bring all your medications with you?"
C
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