A patient tells the nurse that he had chest pain while moving a heavy trash can that lasted for about 10 seconds and stopped when he put the trash can down
This information would be included in which aspects of the PQRST assessment for chest pain? 1. P and Q
2. P and R
3. S and T
4. P and T
4
Rationale: The PQRST mnemonic is a tool used to assess chest pain. P represents provoked pain or precipitating factors. The patient stated that the pain occurred when moving the trash can so P is one aspect that is used. T represents time factors. The patient stated that the pain lasted for about 10 seconds so T is used in this situation. Q represents quality, R represents region of pain and radiation, and S represents severity of symptoms. The patient did not provide any information for the categories represented by the letters Q, R, and S.
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