When documenting a comprehensive nursing health history, under which variable would the nurse document the client's number of children?
a. Spiritual
b. Developmental
c. Psychological
d. Sociocultural
B
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A The number of children a client has is not a psychological variable.
B The number of children a client has is an example of a developmental variable, which is one part of a comprehensive nursing health history.
C The number of children a client has is not a spiritual variable.
D The number of children a client has is not a sociocultural variable.
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