A client complains of pain. The nurses asks the client about the onset of the pain, the location and duration of the pain, the pain characteristics, how severe the pain is and has been, what action the client has taken to relieve the pain,
and what action makes the pain worse. The purpose of these questions is to collect data about the history and status of the presenting problem:
a. For the present health status.
b. For the past health history.
c. To determine the accuracy of data reported.
d. For the symptom analysis.
ANS: D
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