The clinic nurse is assessing a patient who presents with ear pain. Which question is most appropriate to determine the precipitating factor for the current pain?
1) What does the pain feel like?
2) How often are you experiencing this pain?
3) What were you doing when the pain started?
4) Does the pain spread anywhere else?
Question 2
The nurse is providing care to an older adult patient who has had knee replacement surgery. Which will the nurse monitor the patient for in response to unrelieved pain?
1) Diarrhea
2) Weight gain
3) Insomnia
4) Hypotension
