A nurse is assisting with the admission of a 9-year-old child who has acute rheumatic fever. When obtaining the client's history, it is appropriate for the nurse to ask the parent which of the following questions?

A. "Has your son had a sore throat recently?": Acute rheumatic fever is a sequela of untreated or poorly treated streptococcal pharyngitis. Identifying a recent sore throat helps confirm the diagnosis. B. "Has your child had any injuries recently?": Rheumatic fever is not related to trauma. C. "Are you aware that your son will have to be in isolation?": Rheumatic fever is not contagious and does not require isolation. D. "Was your son born with this cardiac defect?": Rheumatic heart disease is acquired, not congenital.