During the nursing interview, several histories are taken. The history that involves data concerning habits and lifestyle patterns is called:
a. family history.
b. environmental history.
c. past health history.
d. psychosocial history.
C
The nurse identifies habits and lifestyle patterns under past health history.
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1. Make arrangements for the child to go to a special school. 2. Ask the parents of the child to provide a caregiver during school hours. 3. Recommend that the child be home-schooled. 4. Teach the teacher how to care for the child in the classroom.
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a. Inactive stage b. Interactive stage c. Preactive stage d. Reactive stage