A client comes to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain. Nursing assessment should focus on which of the following?
a. Acquiring a history of previous surgical procedures.
b. Identifying location, duration, severity, and radiation of the pain.
c. Determining normal bowel and bladder pat-terns.
d. Obtaining history of food allergies.
B
Pain assessment includes identifying location, duration, severity, and radiation of the pain. This should be done to determine that cause of the pain.
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