The nurse is obtaining a health history from a client with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE). Which of the following questions by the nurse is best?
A)"Have you been to the dentist lately?"
B)"Do you have a history of a heart attack?"
C)"Is there a family history of endocarditis?"
D)"Have you had any recent immunizations?"

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Dental procedures place the client with a prosthetic mitral valve at risk for infective endocarditis (IE). Myocardial infarction (MI), immunizations, and a family history of endocarditis are not risk factors for IE.

The Nurse Is Obtaining a Health History from a Client