Which question will be $\mathbf{most}$ appropriate for a nurse to ask when assessing an adult patient for growth and developmental delays?

A) "How many times per week do you exercise?"
B) "Are you able to stand on one foot for 5 seconds?"
C) "Would you please describe your usual activities during the day?"
D) "How many hours a day do you spend watching television or sitting in front of a computer?"

Asking the patient to describe usual daily activities will provide the nurse with useful information about the patient's current patterns. Understanding normal growth and development helps nurses predict, prevent, and detect deviations from patients' own expected patterns. How many hours are spent watching television or in front of a computer and how many times the patient exercises in a week would not provide the nurse with as much information about the patient's expected patterns when stated patterns are compared with expected patterns for the patient's age group to detect delays. The question about standing on one foot is for a child, not an adult.