When performing a client's nursing health history, the nurse should place the primary focus on which areas?
a. functional health patterns, alterations in lifestyle, and responses to changes in health status
b. health teaching needs
c. objective data, which will aid in the diagnosis of the illness
d. symptoms and progression of disease or injury
A
The focus of the nursing health history is the client's functional health patterns, responses to changes in health status, and alterations in lifestyle, while the physician's focus is on the client's symptoms and disease processes.
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ANS:
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