A woman enters the emergency room and begs the nurses to "help" her. As the nurse assisting her, your first assessment would be:
A) "From your perspective, please explain what happened to you."
B) "Has this ever happened to you or any of your other family members before?"
C) "What is it that you want us to do for you?"
D) "Would you like me to call your parents?"
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