Author Question: A nurse wants to assess a client's overall pain experience. The most effective way to obtain this ... (Read 49 times)

D2AR0N · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

A nurse wants to assess a client's overall pain experience. The most effective way to obtain this information is to inquire or state:

A. Describe how you are feeling.
B. Is the pain severe or tolerable?
C. Tell me where your pain is on a scale of 1 to 10.
D. Does the pain interfere with your daily activities?

Question 2

When teaching cast care, the nurse instructs the client to:

A. Blow dry the wet cast on the hot setting
B. Report changes in sensation or mobility to the area
C. Use only soft objects to slide down the cast for scratching
D. Cut away the edges of the cast if the skin becomes irritated

thall411 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
A. The client's response to this statement provides information about the quality of the client's pain.
B and D. These are closed-ended questions that can be answered Yes or No and not give required information.
C. This is a closed-ended question that can be answered by identifying a number but not give required information.

Answer to Question 2

B
B. Client must monitor neurovascular status, paying particular attention to blueness or paleness of nails, pain, feeling of tightness, numbness, or tingling sensation.
A. Caution client against drying wet cast with hair dryer; this can cause plaster to crack or skin underneath to be damaged.
C. Client should avoid sticking objects down or in cast to scratch, because these objects can cause breaks in underlying skin and subsequent infections.
D. Small pieces (petals) of adhesive tape 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1 to 2 inches) are cut and taped smoothly over edge of cast.