A Nursing Instructor Is Educating a Class of Student Nurses

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is educating a class of student nurses about charting direct statements made by a patient. The best example of this would be

• A) States, "He vomited everything he ate and drank yesterday."
• B) States, "He is in excruciating pain. The pain is unrelieved by analgesics."
• C) States, "The pain is getting worse. I don't know if I can stand it or not."
• D) States, "His pain is getting worse and he doesn't know if he can stand it or not."

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