The nurse begins the assessment of a client that has come to the emergency department experiencing chest pain by asking the client about:

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If a client comes to the emergency department with chest pain,the nurse should first ask the client about the onset,severity,and duration of the chest pain.In an emergency situation,the client's current health problem becomes the priority assessment.Initially,the nurse should not ask questions regarding family history.Gathering data about the problem currently affecting the client has greater priority.Asking the client about medications taken at home is appropriate,but not at this time.The priority is to assess the symptoms the client is experiencing.Asking the client about concerns regarding hospitalization is not the priority.

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