The nurse in the clinic is assessing an adult client who has 2+ ankle edema, crackles throughout the lung fields, and dyspnea on exertion. The nurse concludes that the client will need lifestyle-change teaching. Which is an important area for the nurse to assess next during the health history?

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The client's symptoms suggest heart failure, which can be exacerbated by a high salt diet. Assessing the client's dietary habits is important in determining the need for lifestyle-change teaching. The client's family history and marital status may provide important information in the health history, but they are not directly related to the client's current symptoms. The number of children the client has is also not directly relevant to the assessment of heart failure symptoms.

The Nurse in the Clinic Is Assessing an Adult Client