When Completing a Health History with a Patient,the Nurse Should

question 1

Multiple Choice

When completing a health history with a patient,the nurse should encourage the patient to describe the symptoms in objective terms.Which of the following is a good example of the description of pain?

• A) "This spot seems to hurt more right here."
• B) "This pain is the worst pain in the world."
• C) "My pain reminds me of when I hurt my foot last year."
• D) "I would say my pain is a 5 on a scale from 1 to 10."

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Definitions:

Dying

The process leading to the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

Voluntary Active Euthanasia

The act of deliberately ending a person's life at their request, typically to relieve them of suffering.

Involuntary

Actions or reactions that occur without conscious decision, often reflexive or automatic responses to stimuli.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

A psychiatrist known for developing the Kübler-Ross model, outlining the five stages of grief experienced by terminally ill patients.