Answer to Question 1
ANS: 4
The nurse should ask relevant questions and collect relevant history and physical assessment data related to the client's presenting health care needs in order to produce the most inclusive, effec-tive nursing care plan. The questions How long have you been dealing with GERD? and Are you currently taking any medications for your GERD? as well as Do you follow a particular diet to help manage your GERD? are directed towards the GERD itself and not towards condi-tions that might be related to the presence of GERD.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: 2
This option is an open-ended question that encourages the client to express his insight regarding his condition. This option is a closed-ended question requiring only a yes or no response and so provides minimal information regarding the client's condition. While this is an open-ended ques-tion, it is not the best option because it is not directed towards assessment of the client's current complaint. While this is an open-ended question, it is not the best option because it is directed at the client's comfort, not towards assessing his current complaint.
Dentition, as illustrated in Knight's Sketches in Natural History
7 month history of gradual, painless swelling and redness of both eyes
Recent history of biochemistry shown by the introduction of new techniques. (part 2)
Testing client’s ability to identify dull sensation
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the knee