Ms. Yale is a 52-year-old patient who presents to the office for evaluation. During the interview, you say "Tell me what you do when you have knee pain.". The health care provider is asking in-formation about:
a. health promotion.
b. the description and character of the com-plaint.
c. the location and duration of the complaint.
d. aggravating and relieving factors of the complaint.
D
The health care provider is asking a symptom-analysis question to obtain more information about the aggravating and alleviating factors of the knee pain. Asking the patient to describe a typical attack of pain would help obtain information about the description and character of the complaint. The question "When did you last feel well?" would help define the time of onset and duration of the complaint. A question about health promotion would be directed toward improving patient health.
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1. Teach the patient the importance of eating throughout the day to avoid hypoglycemia. 2. Choose the nursing diagnosis of noncompliance if the patient becomes hypoglycemic due to fasting. 3. Invite the spiritual leader of his faith to talk with him about exceptions to the need to fast. 4. Meet the patient's caloric needs before sunrise and after sunset and monitor blood sugar closely.
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You are working in the Newborn Nursery and someone calls to inquire about an infant who was born on the previous shift. Your response to the caller would be based on knowledge of which of the following?
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