When performing an admission assessment, the nurse knows to ask about both first- and second-order relatives. Why does the nurse do this?
A) To see how many living relatives the patient has
B) To identify the cause of death of any aunts or uncles
C) To identify the ages of great-grandparents
D) To identify diseases that may be genetic
Ans: D
Feedback: To identify diseases that may be genetic, communicable, or possibly environmental in origin, the interviewer asks about the age and health status, or the age and cause of death, of first-order relatives (parents, siblings, spouse, children) and second-order relatives (grandparents, cousins). Options A, B, and C are incorrect because it is not necessary to count how many living relatives the patient has and information on aunts, uncles, and great-grandparents is not included in the assessment being performed.
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