Which assessment question enables the nurse to determine provocative factors of the patient's pain?

A) "What does your pain feel like?"
B) "Does anything make your pain worse?"
C) "Can you show me where the pain is?"
D) "Is the pain constant or does it come and go?"

The comprehensive assessment of pain aims to gather information about the cause of a person's pain and determine its effect on his or her ability to function.
· Palliative or provocative factors-What makes your pain worse or better?
· Quality-How do you describe your pain?
· Relief measures-What do you take at home to gain pain relief?
· Region (location)-Show me where you hurt.
· Severity-On a scale of 0 to 10,with 10 being worst,how bad is your pain now?
· Timing (onset,duration,and pattern)-Is your pain constant,intermittent,or both?
· U (effect of pain on patient)-What are you unable to do because of your pain?