A client informs the nurse that he is having pleuritic pain. Before documenting this complaint, the nurse should verify whether the pain:
1. is constant along the costal borders.
2. increases with deep breathing.
3. increases with expiration.
4. subsides when the client coughs.
Answer: 2
1. Pleuritic pain does not occur along the costal borders.
2. Pleuritic pain is sharp and stabbing, aggravated by deep breathing, coughing, and movement.
3. Pleuritic pain does not increase with expiration.
4. Pleuritic pain does not subside with coughing.
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