Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 15

Priority Decision: The nurse prepares to interview a patient for a nursing history but finds the patient in obvious pain.Which action by the nurse is the best at this time?
A) Delay the interview until the patient is free of pain.
B) Administer pain medication before initiating the interview.
C) Gather as much information as quickly as possible by using closed questions that require brief answers.
D) Ask only those questions pertinent to the specific problem and complete the interview when the patient is more comfortable.