When preparing to conduct a nursing history and assessment on a patient transferred from the emergency department (ED) whose family believes the patient to be a questionable historian due to cognitive impairment,
the nurse initially begins the interview by:
a. Reviewing the ED chart
b. Contacting the admitting physician
c. Directing the questions to the family members
d. Establishing a line of communication with the patient
ANS: D
The nurse should begin establishing the nurse–patient relationship by initially directing the questions to the patient. The nurse can confirm information and/or obtain supplementary in-formation from the sources identified by the other options.
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