The nurse is assessing a client who presents in the emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Vital signs are within normal limits

Question

The client's health history indicates pelvic inflammatory disease, mitral valve prolapse, and childbirth. When analyzing the available data, what items should be clustered together?
1. Vital signs, complaints of pain, history of childbirth.
2. Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and history of pelvic inflammatory disease.
3. Gender, history of mitral valve prolapse, and vital signs.
4. History of pelvic inflammatory disease, mitral valve prolapse, and pain scale reports.

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 2

The analysis of assessment data includes clustering or grouping related pieces of information. The client's complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and history of pelvic inflammatory disease are interrelated items. There is no obvious relationship between the remaining pieces of information.