A nurse is completing a health history with a client. Which of the fol

A nurse is completing a health history with a client. Which of the following questions would be most important to include?

a. How many alcoholic drinks do you have in a day?
b. How many sexual partners have you had in the past month?
c. What nonprescription drugs do you take on a routine basis?
d. What kinds of tobacco do you use daily?

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ANS: D
As smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths, accounting for about one out of every five deaths, it is crucial that tobacco use be queried in each health history. After asking about tobacco use, the others should also be included in a health history.