When Admitting a Patient Who Has Just Arrived on the Unit

question 4

Multiple Choice

When admitting a patient who has just arrived on the unit with a severe headache,what should the nurse do first?

• A) Complete only basic demographic data before addressing the patient's pain.
• B) Medicate the patient for the headache before doing the health history and examination.
• C) Take the initial vital signs and then address the headache before completing the health history.
• D) Inform the patient that the headache will be treated as soon as the health history is completed.

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