A nurse is conducting a health history for a 1-month-old with an infectious disorder. Which segment of the health history would be most helpful for the nurse when determining if the infant developed the infection from the mother?
A) Family history
B) Past medical history
C) Home treatments
D) Present illness history
B
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Past medical history will provide information about the mother's pregnancy and delivery, giving insight into the possibility of maternal transmission of the infection. Family history would provide information about lack of immunizations or recent infectious or communicable diseases. Home treatments and present illness history would provide no information about the possibility of maternal transmission of infection.
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