All of the Following Questions Would Be Effective in Eliciting

question 23

Multiple Choice

All of the following questions would be effective in eliciting additional information about a patient's location and level of pain except for question _____.

• A)Earlier, you briefly mentioned some pain around your lower ribs.Could you tell me more about it?
• B)Earlier, you briefly mentioned some pain around your lower ribs.Could you point to exactly where it is?
• C)Earlier, you briefly mentioned some pain around your lower ribs.What do you think is causing it?
• D)Earlier, you briefly mentioned some pain around your lower ribs.Could you rate this pain for me on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 meaning no pain and 10 meaning the worst pain possible?

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Earnings Per Common Share

A financial metric used to gauge the profitability of a company on a per-share basis, calculated as net income less dividends on preferred stock divided by the average number of common shares outstanding.

Stock Dividend

A payment made by a corporation to its shareholders in the form of additional shares, rather than cash.

Book Value Per Share

A financial metric that calculates the value of a company's equity divided by the number of outstanding shares.

Cash Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the share of profits distributed in cash.