Answer to Question 1
A
To determine the quality of the client's pain the nurse might ask, What does your discomfort feel like?. It is more accurate to have clients describe the pain in their own words whenever possible.
Inquiring about what activities make the pain worse is a type of question directed at determining the pain pattern.
Having the client rate his or her pain on a pain scale is a method of measuring the intensity of pain.
To determine the client's expectations, the nurse may ask the client, How much discomfort are you able to tolerate?
Answer to Question 2
B
In the adult client, the PMI is located at the fifth intercostal space, medial to the left midclavicu-lar line.
The PMI of an 8-year-old child is more likely to be located at the fifth intercostal space, left of the midclavicular line.
The PMI is not located to the right of the midclavicular line.
The PMI of an infant is at the third or fourth intercostal space, left of the midclavicular line.
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