The nurse is caring for a patient who states,"I don't feel well today." Which is the best follow-up action to the patient's statement for the nurse to implement?

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Because the patient's statement is too vague,the nurse asks him or her to continue describing,"I don't feel well today," because many disorders begin with nonspecific complaints.Depending on the details the patient shares,the nurse plans and implements nursing care individualized to his or her description.This is a better choice than taking vital signs or checking test results because principles of diagnostics mandate completing the patient history before objective data; a good diagnostician should be able to formulate a reasonable prognostication about the patient's actual health alteration with the history alone.

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