A nurse is conducting a nursing health history. Which component will the nurse address?
a. Nurse's concerns
b. Patient expectations
c. Current treatment orders
d. Nurse's goals for the patient
ANS: B
Some components of a nursing health history include chief concern, patient expectations, spiritual health, and review of systems. Current treatment orders are located under the Orders section in the patient's chart and are not a part of the nursing health history. Patient concerns, not nurse's concerns, are included in the database. Goals that are mutually established, not nurse's goals, are part of the nursing care plan.
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