A 38-year-old client comes into the clinic for a health examination. Knowing the psychosocial development tasks and common health problems for this age group, it would be most important for the nurse to ask:
1) If the client has episodes of feeling depressed.
2) Whether the client practices safe sex.
3) About the client's exercise habits.
4) About the health history of the client's parents.
ANS: 1
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