During an assessment of a patient's family history, the nurse constructs a genogram. Which statement best describes a genogram?
a. List of diseases present in a person's near relatives
b. Graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of immediate family members
c. Drawing that depicts the patient's family members up to five generations back
d. Description of the health of a person's children and grandchildren
ANS: B
A genogram (or pedigree) is a graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of immediate blood relatives in at least three generations (parents, grandparents, siblings). The other options do not describe a genogram.
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