The nurse is obtaining information about a client's past medical history. Which of the following sources would provide the nurse with this data?
1. Medication list
2. Immunization records
3. Average amount of hours of sleep each night
4. Marital status
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Rationale 1: The client's medication list is related to current history. The description of the client's health patterns depicts a "lifestyle thread" that allows the nurse to see sets of related traits, habits, or acts that affect the client's health, which then can be compared to standard health patterns, and identification of risk potential or subsequent nursing diagnoses can be determined.
Rationale 2: Past history includes information about childhood diseases, immunizations, allergies, blood transfusions, major illnesses, hospitalizations, labor and deliveries, surgical procedures, mental, emotional or psychiatric health problems, and the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances.
Rationale 3: The client's sleep pattern is related to current health history. The description of the client's health patterns depicts a "lifestyle thread" that allows the nurse to see sets of related traits, habits, or acts that affect the client's health, which then can be compared to standard health patterns, and identification of risk potential or subsequent nursing diagnoses can be determined.
Rationale 4: The client's marital status is related to current history. The description of the client's health patterns depicts a "lifestyle thread" that allows the nurse to see sets of related traits, habits, or acts that affect the client's health, which then can be compared to standard health patterns, and identification of risk potential or subsequent nursing diagnoses can be determined.
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