The Nurse Is Interviewing the Mother of an Infant

question 29

Multiple Choice

The nurse is interviewing the mother of an infant. She reports, "I had a difficult delivery, and my baby was born preterm." This information should be recorded under which of the following headings?

• A) Past history
• B) Present illness
• C) Chief complaint
• D) Review of systems

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Definitions:

Phonetic Method

A method for learning to read in which children decode the sounds of words via their knowledge of the sounds of letters and letter combinations.

Cue

A signal or prompt that triggers a response or indicates the presence of something else.

Recall

The act of retrieving information or memories from one's past experiences.

Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying previously encountered objects, ideas, or situations, indicating a form of memory retrieval.