A Patient Is Being Admitted After a Fall That Has

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient is being admitted after a fall that has caused a painful leg injury.In preparing to interview the patient for a health history,the nurse is initially concerned that:

• A)the family should be present to help answer questions.
• B)a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship should be established.
• C)the patient should be free of hearing and vision barriers.
• D)the patient's pain should be effectively managed.

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Definitions:

Tangible

Physical items or properties that can be seen, touched, and measured, such as machinery, buildings, and land.

Variation

Variation is the difference or diversity in size, shape, quality, or form among individual elements or items within a population or a series of events.