The most obvious reason for using a framework when assessing a patient is to:
1) Prioritize assessment data.
2) Organize and cluster data.
3) Separate subjective and objective data.
4) Identify primary from secondary data.
Question 2
The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a recent onset of migraine headaches. The patient is highly anxious and cannot seem to focus on what the nurse is saying.
Which of the following questions would be best for the nurse to use to begin gathering data about the headaches?
1) When did your migraines begin?
2) Tell me about your family history of migraines.
3) What are the types of things that trigger your headaches?
4) Describe what your headaches feel like.
The general survey includes assessing every patient for signs of distress.
Photo of the neck of a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma showing the swelling associated with enla
(A) Scratch test; patient is exposed to allergens through a light scratch on the skin; (B) Positive
Patient teaching: female breast assessment
It is important to act concerned when a patient is upset.
Muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis is evident in the eyes of this patient.