The nurse is beginning a health history with a 3-year-old child. Which question should the nurse ask the mother first when beginning the history?
A) "Is Sarah ill in any way?"
B) "Tell me about your daughter.".
C) "Has Sarah been ill in the past?"
D) "Do you have any concerns about Sarah?"
D
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The most appropriate question to begin a health history is open ended. This type of question allows the parent to elaborate on the health of the child. Close-ended questions such as asking if the child has been ill or if the child has been ill in the past limit the amount of information learned for the history. Expansive statements such as "tell me about your daughter" are too vague.
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