The nurse is conducting a health history for a client and wants to determine the client's alcohol use. What question from the nurse will provide the greatest amount of information?
A) "Are you a heavy drinker?"
B) "How many alcoholic beverages do you drink each day?"
C) "Is alcohol use a concern for you?"
D) "Drinking doesn't cause any problems for you, does it?"
Answer: B
Open-ended questions will elicit the greatest amount of information. Asking closed questions that can be answered with a "yes" or "no" will limit the information obtained.
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