The nurse in the emergency department (ED) is triaging a 5-year-old who has been brought to the ED by her parents for an outbreak of urticaria. What would be an appropriate question to ask this patient and their family?
A) Have you eaten any new food?
B) Have you played in the bathtub today?
C) Did you go to a friend's house today?
D) Were you digging in the dirt today?
Ans: A
Feedback: An appropriate question to ask is if the patient has eaten any new foods. You would not find out any diagnostic information asking if the patient had played in the bathtub, gone to a friend's house, or was digging in the dirt.
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