During the Initial Interview of a Patient, the Nurse Should

question 5

Multiple Choice

During the initial interview of a patient, the nurse should: (Select all that apply.)

• A) assess the language capabilities of the patient.
• B) use open-ended questions.
• C) limit the interview to approximately 30 minutes.
• D) assess comprehension abilities of the patient.
• E) make the patient as comfortable as possible.
• F) obtain the patient's medical history from the primary care provider.

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Definitions:

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply, offering an average percentage change between two points to minimize bias.

Elastic

A term describing the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a product when its price changes.

Elasticity

The degree to which the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service changes in response to a change in price.

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the percentage change in a variable by dividing the change by the average value of the initial and final values.