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karen · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client comes to the clinic complaining of abdominal pain. Which first question would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask to facilitate the assessment?

A) Do you have sharp, stabbing pain?
B) Is the pain associated with meals?
C) What activities exaggerate the pain?
D) Does the pain increase on palpation?

Question 2

The nurse has engaged the services of an interpreter when interviewing a client who speaks a language that the nurse does not understand. The interpreter is functioning in which role during the communication process?

A) Sender
B) Encoder
C) Receiver
D) Communication channel

cam1229 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
What activities exaggerate the pain? is an open-ended question, because it gives the client an opportunity to express feelings and describe the pain. Do you have sharp, stabbing pain?; Is the pain associated with meals?; and Does the pain increase on palpation? are questions that can be answered with Yes or No. These questions would be helpful later in the assessment to help focus on the client's statements.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
The interpreter's role is that of a communication channel. A communication channel is the medium, the carrier of the message. The interpreter conveys the message sent by the client to the nurse. The client is the sender and the encoder of the message. The nurse is the receiver of the message.