Which Action Will the Nurse Take First When a Patient

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which action will the nurse take first when a patient is seen in the outpatient clinic with neck pain?

• A) Provide information about therapeutic neck exercises.
• B) Ask about numbness or tingling of the hands and arms.
• C) Suggest that the patient alternate the use of heat and cold to the neck to treat the pain.
• D) Teach about the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen (Advil).

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