A nursing instructor is guiding nursing students on best practices for interviewing patients.Which of the following comments by a student would indicate the need for further instruction?

A) "My patient is a young adult, so I plan to talk to her without her parents in the room."
B) "Because my patient is old enough to be my grandfather, I will call him Mr."
C) "When reading my patient's health record, I thought of a few questions to ask."
D) "When I give my patient his pain medication, I will have time to ask questions."

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Thaanushini Thanabalasingam · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D , Explanation :  A patient should be comfortable when interviewing.The pain medication should have time to work before the nurse would consider interviewing the patient,so asking questions when giving the medication is not a good idea.It is appropriate to interview patients without family/friends around.In nearly every culture,calling a patient Mr.or Mrs.shows respect and is,therefore,correct.Reading the patient's health record is appropriate preparation for an interview.

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