To assess precipitating factors, the nurse interviewer would ask
a. "Do you remember the first time you had this problem?"
b. "How many times has the problem been related to activity?"
c. "What measures relieve this problem for you?"
d. "What were you doing when you first noticed the problem?"
D
To ask what the client was doing and where he was at the time the manifestation was noticed is an abbreviated way to obtain information as to cause or environmental precipitators. The other options are related to timing, aggravating factors, and remedy.
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