The nurse is taking a health history from a client who has ...

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The nurse is taking a health history from a client who has complications from chronic asthma. Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?
 
  1. How would you describe your sleep pattern?
  2. Can you describe your coughing pattern?
  3. Is there anything that makes your breathing worse?
  4. What medications are you on?

Question 2

A nurse has worked in the trauma critical care area for several years. Which of the following noises may become indiscriminate for this particular nurse?
 
  1. A client with audible breathing
  2. Moaning of a client in pain
  3. Whirring of ventilators
  4. Co-workers discussing their clients' conditions

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Open-ended questions invite clients to discover and explore, elaborate, clarify, or illustrate their thoughts or feelings. They specify only the broad topic to be discussed. Open-ended questions invite long answerslonger than one or two words.
Rationale 2: Closed questions can be answered with short, factual, and specific information.
Rationale 3: Closed questions can be answered with short, factual, and specific information.
Rationale 4: Closed questions can be answered with short, factual, and specific information.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale: Nurses often need to focus on specific data in order not to be overwhelmed by a multitude of data. Observing involves discriminating data in a meaningful manner (i.e., noticing things that may indicate cause for concern or action on the nurse's part). Listening to a client's breathing helps the nurse become attentive to changes in breathing patterns.