You are caring for a client with complaints of headache. Which of the following questions would you ask the patient in order to determine aggravating factors?
a. "How long do the headaches last?"
b. "Have these symptoms occurred before?"
c. "Have you done anything that makes your headache worse? What?"
d. "Have you done anything that decreases the severity of the headache? What?"
C
The most appropriate question to ask the patient in order to determine aggravating factors would be, "Have you done anything that makes your headache worse? What?"
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