2024 PN NCLEX Questions Nursing Practice Question
During a health assessment, a nurse is assisting with gathering subjective data from a client and plans to ask the client about the medical history of the client's extended family. About which family members would the nurse ask the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gathering subjective data about a client's medical history involves understanding hereditary conditions that may affect the client.
Option A includes aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins, which are relevant family members for assessing genetic risks.
Option B, however, focuses on foster children and their biological parents, which is critical for understanding inherited health issues that may not be immediately apparent.
Option C, wife’s children from a previous marriage, does not provide direct insight into the client’s biological family history.
Option D, the wife and her parents, while relevant to the spouse's health history, does not pertain directly to the client's own extended family medical history.