The nurse is conducting an admission assessment for a patient who was brought to the hospital after having a seizure.Which question will the nurse ask to quickly focus on the patient's symptoms?

A) "Have you been to this hospital before?"
B) "How long did the seizure last?"
C) "Are you currently seeing a neurologist?"
D) "You don't abuse drugs,do you?"

"How long did the seizure last?" is the question that will quickly focus on the patient's symptoms.Once patients tell their story,use a problem-seeking interview technique.This approach takes the information provided in the patient's story and then more fully describes and identifies specific problem areas.For example,focus on the symptoms the patient identifies and ask closed-ended questions that limit the patient's answers to one or two words such as "yes" or "no" or a number or frequency of a symptom.Whether or not the patient is currently seeing a neurologist or if the patient has been to the hospital previously will not provide information about the patient's current health status.The use of leading questions about drug use will make the patient uncomfortable and limit the information that the patient is willing to provide to the nurse.