A patient tells the nurse,"I'm having a lot of pain in my hip." Which response by the nurse is open-ended and would stimulate the patient to provide the most complete data? Select all that apply.

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Option B: "Tell me about your pain" encourages the patient to give an open description about the pain, including its location, character, onset, duration, aggravating and relieving factors.
Option D: "How would you describe your pain" stimulates the patient to provide a detailed account of the nature of pain, its intensity and quality.
Option E: "What makes the pain worse" inquires about the factors that exacerbate the pain, such as physical activities, medications, positioning, or emotional stressors. Thus, these are open-ended questions that generate a comprehensive understanding of the patient's pain. Option A is a closed-ended question that only requires a "yes" or "no" answer, and Option C only asks for the onset of pain without exploring further details.

A Patient Tells the Nurse,"I'm Having a Lot of Pain