The nurse is completing a heritage assessment with an older patient from a non-English-speaking culture. Which question would not be a part of this assessment?
1. Where was your mother born?
2. Did you live in an extended family?
3. Where did your father go to school?
4. Do you belong to a religious institution?
3. Where did your father go to school?
Explanation: 1. The question "Where was your mother born?" is a question asked when completing a heritage assessment.
2. The question "Did you live in an extended family?" is a question asked when completing a heritage assessment.
3. The question "Where did your father go to school?" is not a question asked when completing a heritage assessment.
4. The question "Do you belong to a religious institution?" is a question asked when completing a heritage assessment.
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