The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the nurse will obtain the most information from the patient? a )“Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?” b )“Do you have a family history of heart disease?” c )“When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it? d) “What childhood diseases did you have?”

The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the nurse will obtain the most information from the patient? a )“Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?” b )“Do you have a family history of heart disease?” c )“When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it? d) “What childhood diseases did you have?”

Complete Textbook Of Phlebotomy

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Chapter12: Compliance: Legal And Ethical Issues

Section: Chapter Questions

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