The nurse is assessing the client's pain using the acronym OLDCART & ICE. Rank the questions asked by the nurse following the order of the acronym OLDCART & ICE.1: "How long have you had this pain?"2: "Would you please point to the location of your pain?"3: "How would you describe your pain? Is it sharp, dull, stabbing?"4: "Can you tell me when your pain first began?"
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
4, 2, 1, and 3
1: The third step is to determine the duration of the client's pain.
2: The second step is to identify the location of the client's pain.
3: The nurse would then assess the characteristics of the client's pain.
4: Using OLDCART & ICE, the nurse would first assess onset of the client's pain.
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