When assessing the quality of a patient's pain, the nurse should ask which question?
a. "When did the pain start?"
b. "Is the pain a stabbing pain?"
c. "Is it a sharp pain or dull pain?"
d. "What does your pain feel like?"
ANS: D
To assess the quality of a person's pain, the patient is asked to describe the pain in his or her own words.
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