The nurse is assessing the characteristics of a patient's pain. Match the characteristic to the question a nurse will ask to determine that specific characteristic.
-Severity

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The nurse will ask the patient to rate their pain on a scale of 0 to 10 to determine the severity of the pain.

Answer: B
 The nurse will ask how often the pain recurs to determine the frequency of the pain, not the severity.

Answer: C
 The nurse will ask the patient to point to the area of pain to determine the location of the pain, not the severity.

Answer: D
 The nurse will ask if certain activities worsen the pain to determine aggravating factors, not the severity.

Answer: E
 The nurse will ask what the pain feels like to determine the quality of the pain, not the severity.

The Nurse Is Assessing the Characteristics of a Patient's Pain