The ideal time to perform a comprehensive assessment is
a. at the patient's request.
b. on the patient's first visit to the health care facility to establish a baseline database.
c. on the patient's second or third visit after rapport has been established.
d. when the patient is seen for an acute health problem, to identify accompanying health problems.
B
If the patient's chief complaint is not of an urgent or critical nature, the patient's first visit to the health care facility is the ideal time to perform a comprehensive assessment. Subsequent visits will then only require partial assessment with documentation of changes.
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