The nurse is conducting a health history for a patient and wants to determine the patient's alcohol use.What question from the nurse will provide the greatest amount of information?

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Asking "How many alcoholic beverages do you drink each day?" provides a specific and quantifiable response that will give the nurse a better understanding of the patient's level of alcohol use. The question is also open-ended enough to allow the patient to provide additional information. The other options either use language that could be interpreted subjectively ("heavy drinker" and "concern for you") or suggest a socially desirable response ("no problems").

The Nurse Is Conducting a Health History for a Patient