The nurse has received a client in the emergency department that is very short of breath. The nurse only wants to ask closed questions to decrease the workload on the client. What would be an example of a question for the nurse to ask?
A) "Can you tell me about the precipitating factors that lead you to come to the hospital?"
B) "What did you do when the shortness of breath began?"
C) "Do you use oxygen at home?"
D) "Can you give me a history of previous medical problems?"
C
Feedback:
"Do you use oxygen at home?" is a closed-ended question that only requires a yes or no answer. The other questions require more than a yes or no response.
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