The Nurse Is Completing a Health History with a Client

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse is completing a health history with a client who has complications from chronic asthma.Which open-ended should the nurse use?

• A)"How would you describe your sleep pattern?"
• B)"Can you describe your coughing pattern?"
• C)"Is there anything that makes your breathing worse?"
• D)"What medications are you on?"

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Definitions:

Personal Traits

characteristics or qualities that define an individual's personality and behavior.

Situational Influences

Factors in the environment or specific situation that affect people's behavior, decisions, and feelings.

Role Playing

A method of training or therapeutic intervention where individuals act out roles in a simulated situation, often used to develop skills or resolve conflicts.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias where people tend to overemphasize personal characteristics and underestimate situational factors in explaining others' behavior.