The health clinic nurse is interviewing a new patient.The nurse asks questions about the patient's self-care and about his healthcare providers.Which statement is likely to yield the most information from the patient regarding the use of CAM?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

For therapeutic questioning,the nurse should use open-ended questions to yield the most information.The question ending in "Do you use both?" is a yes/no question that will likely elicit very little information.Although the option ending in "Tell me about the practitioners you see for healthcare," seems open ended,the negative use of "only" ("only go to a medical physician")implies that there is not another acceptable answer,thus decreasing the information the patient may share."You don't use CAM,do you?" is a negative,closed question.It suggests that the patient should answer "No," and almost certainly will elicit a one-word answer.

The Health Clinic Nurse Is Interviewing a New Patient