You are conducting a health history for 6-year-old child from his mother. Which fact obtained from the mother is most likely to prompt you to examine the child closely for current related health problems?
a. His older sister died of pneumonia.
b. His older brother has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
c. His mother gained 35 pounds during her pregnancy with the child.
d. He attends an after-school program each day until she picks him up at around 5:30 p.m.
B
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tends to be familial in nature. Therefore, because the child's older brother has the disorder, the nurse should assess the child for ADHD also. Pneumonia is not familial. How much weight the child's mother gained during pregnancy is not relevant to any current health problems he may have. Attending an after-school program might not have any bearing on current health problems.
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