When preparing to conduct a nursing history and assessment on a patient transferred from the emergency department (ED)whose family believes the patient to be a questionable historian due to cognitive impairment,the nurse initially begins the interview by:

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The nurse should begin establishing the nurse-patient relationship by initially directing the questions to the patient.The nurse can confirm information and/or obtain supplementary information from the sources identified by the other options.

When Preparing to Conduct a Nursing History and Assessment on a Patient