A client presents at the health care provider's office with complaints of a bulls-eye rash on his upper leg. Which question should the nurse ask first?
1. "Do you have any cats in your home?"
2. "Have you been camping in the last month?"
3. "Have you or close contacts had any flu-like symptoms within the last few weeks?"
4."Have you been in physical contact with anyone who has the same type of rash?"
Ans: 2. "Have you been camping in the last month?"
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