A 42-year-old male patient complains of shoulder pain when the nurse moves his arm behind the back. Which question should the nurse ask?
a. "Are you able to feed yourself without difficulty?"
b. "Do you have difficulty when you are putting on a shirt?"
c. "Are you able to sleep through the night without waking?"
d. "Do you ever have trouble lowering yourself to the toilet?"
ANS: B
The patient's pain will make it more difficult to accomplish tasks like putting on a shirt or jacket. This pain should not affect the patient's ability to feed himself or use the toilet because these tasks do not involve moving the arm behind the patient. The arm will not usually be positioned behind the patient during sleeping.
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