In addition to demographic information and client and family medical history, a client's health history should contain which of these data?
a. type of health insurance coverage
b. reason for seeking health care and perception of health status
c. recent diagnostic tests performed
d. completion of advance directives
B
A client's health history should contain demographic information and client and family medical history, the reason for seeking health care and perception of health status.
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The indicators the nurse would find useful for evaluation of outcomes relating to sleep improvement
include (more than one answer may be correct) A. fewer than 5 hours of sleep. B. decreased time falling asleep. C. fewer awakenings. D. dependence on sleep aids. E. ability to resume sleep after awakening. F. client perception of improvement.
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