The Nurse Is Assessing Several Clients

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing several clients.For which client does assessment reveal a psychosocial history that may affect the client's outcome?
Select all that apply.

• A)Older adult who recently suffered a stroke,has an unsteady gait,and lives in a two-story home
• B)Middle-aged client with Down syndrome living in a group home
• C)Recently divorced mother of three children with breast cancer
• D)Sixteen-year-old requesting birth control without parental consent
• E)Seven-year-old with asthma in a foster care home

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