The nurse is collecting data on an 18-month-old child admitted with a diagnosis of possible seizures. When interviewing the caregivers, which question would be the most important for the nurse to ask?
A) "Is your child up-to-date on his immunizations?"
B) "Has anyone in your family been sick recently"
C) "What type of activities was your child doing today?"
D) "Have you checked your child's temperature?"
Ans: D
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