When Asking About a Patient's Pain,it Is Effective to

question 13

Multiple Choice

When asking about a patient's pain,it is effective to

• A)ask the patient if the pain runs down his or her leg.
• B)assure the patient that questions about pain offer little insight into the patient's condition.
• C)ask the patient if the pain is in his or her abdomen.
• D)ask the patient to point to or touch the area that hurts and record that area on the requisition.

---

Definitions:

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O, critical for the survival of most terrestrial life forms, acting as the final electron acceptor in cellular respiration.

Daily Temperature Extremes

The highest and lowest temperatures that occur within a single day, indicating the range of thermal variability in an area.

Biome

A vast naturally existing assembly of plants and animals that inhabit a significant ecosystem, such as a forest or tundra.

Winter Solstice

The shortest day of the year, occurring when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun.