An adolescent report the following: "I get up at six A.M. I attend early-morning band classes three times a week. I play sports for two hours each day after school, and homework takes me three hours every night. I always feel tired."
The priority history question is: 1. "How many hours of sleep do you get each night?"
2. "Do you eat foods high in iron?"
3. "Do you think you are doing too much?"
4. "Have you considered talking with your teachers about decreasing your homework, since you have so many extracurricular activities?"
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Rationale:
1. The data in this scenario reveal that the client has very little time for sleep. Therefore, the priority history focus is on sleep patterns.
2. The data in this scenario reveal that the client has very little time for sleep. Therefore, the priority history focus is on sleep patterns.
3. The data in this scenario reveal that the client has very little time for sleep. Therefore, the priority history focus is on sleep patterns.
4. The data in this scenario reveal that the client has very little time for sleep. Therefore, the priority history focus is on sleep patterns.
Learning Outcome: 38.5 Synthesize data from history and examination of adolescent and family with knowledge of adolescent development to plan approaches useful with the family during health supervision visits.
Chapter 38_LO06
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