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tiffannnnyyyyyy · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse who collected and organized data during a client history realizes that there is not enough information to plan interventions. Which of the following would be the best remedy to prevent this from happening in the future?

A) The nurse should practice interviewing strategies.
B) The nurse should modify data collection tool.
C) The nurse should determine specific purpose of data collection.
D) The nurse should update the database.

Question 2

Which of the following questions or statements would be an appropriate termination of the health history interview?

A) Well, I can't think of anything else to ask you right now.
B) Can you think of anything else you would like to tell me?
C) I wish you could have remembered more about your illness.
D) Perhaps we can talk again sometime. Goodbye.

Missbam101 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A

Strong interviewing skills are needed to obtain the necessary patient data. A common cause of data omission is the nurse's failure to know what information is wanted or not following up on client cues. The nurse only needs to modify the data collection tool if the database is inappropriately organized. If irrelevant or duplicate data is collected, the nurse should determine specific purpose of data collection. Data collection should be ongoing. If the nurse notices that data collection stopped after the initial assessment data were collected, the nurse should update the database.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B

The successful interview is concluded carefully. After summarizing the data, it is helpful to ask the client if he or she has anything else to tell the nurse. This gives the client the chance to add data the nurse did not think to include.