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To determine:
Ms. T goes to Mr. L’s room and asks him, “what concerns that Mr. and Mrs. L have about cleaning the wound?” Which type of assessment question is this and why has Ms.T asked it?
Case summary:
Ms.T (staff nurse) is planning to spend more time to discuss the concerns of Mr. L about going home and what to except. Ms.T knew well that Mrs. L will be around visiting around 11 AM as she will be an important member in offering him future home care. The surgeon has advised directions for wound care as well as standard activity restrictions.
Explanation of Solution
The question asked by the staff nurse in the given situation is an open-ended type of question. This type of question is developed to encourage a complete and meaningful answer from the patient. Most of the open-ended question starts with “what do you think or feel”. The staff nurse asked this question because they (Mr. and Mrs. L) might be unaware about the cleaning procedure of wound and the physician has ordered for wound care directions.
By asking this question, the staff nurse can understand how far they are aware of wound care and standard activity restrictions.
The question asked by the staff nurse regarding the concerns of Mr. and Mrs. L is a type of open-ended question. The staff nurse asked this question to know whether they are aware of the wound cleaning procedure.
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