The nurse is collecting data for a patient who is reporting pain in the hand joints. What question would the nurse ask to determine the quality of the pain?
a. "Did an event cause the pain?"
b. "Does the pain move?"
c. "How would you rate the pain?"
d. "How does the pain feel?"
ANS: D
D would help identify the quality of the pain. A is for triggering events. B is for radiation of pain. C is for determining the severity using a rating scale for example.
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