A patient comes into the clinic complaining of a runny nose and facial pain. What should the nurse's initial assessment include?
a. Assessment for nasal drainage and sinus tenderness
b. Transillumination and nasal speculum examination
c. Palpation of the frontal and maxillary si-nuses and tonsillar inspection
d. Turbinate assessment and assessment for patency of the nares
A
The assessment of the characteristics of the nasal drainage and location of the facial pain would be the first evaluation for sinusitis.
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