The nurse is gathering a nursing health history on the client. The client tells the nurse that he just lost his job. Job loss best fits into which of the following categories?
1. Family history
2. Psychosocial history
3. Biographical history
4. Environmental history
ANS: 2
The psychosocial history reveals the client's support system, if there are any recent losses or stressful events, and how the individual copes with such stressors. The loss of a job would fit the psychosocial history category. Family history is used to obtain data about immediate and blood relatives to determine whether the client is at risk for illnesses of a genetic or familial nature. It also provides information about the family itself. The biographical history provides factual de-mographic data about the client. The environmental history provides data about the client's home and working environments.
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