Components of a nursing health history include
a. Current treatment orders.
b. Nurse's concerns.
c. Nurse's goals for the patient.
d. Patient expectations.
D
Components of a nursing health history include physical examination findings, patient expectations, environmental history, and diagnostic data. 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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