A male client complains of severe abdominal pain. To elicit as much information as possible about the pain, nurse Richard should ask:
a. “Do you have the pain all the time?”
b. “Can you describe the pain?”
c. “Where does it hurt the most?”
d. “Is the pain stabbing like a knife?”
Answer B.
Asking such an open-ended question as “Can you describe the pain?” encourages the client to describe any and all aspects of the pain in the client’s own words.
a. “Do you have the pain all the time?”
b. “Can you describe the pain?”
c. “Where does it hurt the most?”
d. “Is the pain stabbing like a knife?”
Answer B.
Asking such an open-ended question as “Can you describe the pain?” encourages the client to describe any and all aspects of the pain in the client’s own words.
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