The nurse is performing an admission assessment of a female teenage patient who has been experiencing nausea and vomiting. What question would be most important for the nurse to ask this patient?
A) "What is the date of your last period?"
B) "What makes your nausea worse?"
C) "Have you also had diarrhea?"
D) "When did you last urinate?"
A
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Most antiemetics are not appropriate for use by patients who are pregnant or lactating; therefore, it is most important for the nurse to determine whether the patient could be pregnant. Options B, C, and D are not as important as possible pregnancy.
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