Priority Decision: The nurse prepares to interview a patient for a nursing history but finds the patient in obvious pain. Which action by the nurse is the best at this time?

Priority Decision: The nurse prepares to interview a patient for a nursing history but finds the patient in obvious pain. Which action by the nurse is the best at this time?

Give an example of a sensitive way to ask a patient each of the following questions.

Which teaching strategies should be used when it is difficult to reach the desired goals of the session (select all that apply)?

Which teaching strategies should the nurse plan to use for a baby boomer patient (select all that apply)?

According to the Corbin and Strauss chronic illness trajectory, which statement describes a patient with an unstable condition?