While conducting a health assessment, the nurse documents a patient's response under the heading "chief complaint." Which part of the assessment is the nurse conducting?
1. History of present illness
2. Family history
3. Psychosocial history
4. Past medical history
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Rationale 1: The history of the present illness includes information about what brought the patient to the health care provider. The reason is usually written verbatim in the health record and often becomes the chief complaint.
Rationale 2: The patient's chief complaint is not part of the family history.
Rationale 3: The patient's chief complaint is not part of the psychosocial history.
Rationale 4: The patient's chief complaint is not part of the past medical history.
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