What brings you to the emergency room this evening

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Clinical Scenario Day: Monday Time: 7 p.m. A 19-year-old college student at a local university has not been feeling well all day. She tells her parents at dinner that she is not hungry and has been nauseous all day. She states that she has a constant pain on the right side of her abdomen since this morning that seems to be getting worse. Her mother takes her temperature using an oral thermometer at 5:45 p.m. The reading is 101° F. Her mother calls her health care provider who advises them to go to the hospital for evaluation. Both parents drive her to the local hospital. The registered nurse asks the patient if her parents can stay in the room during the interview. She asks her parents if they can wait in the waiting room during the assessment. The registered nurse begins her assessment after obtaining all the demographic data. Initial vital signs during triage are: Tympanic Temperature 101.6º Right Radial Pulse 100 Regular +2 Amplitude BP Left Arm 100/60 RR 22 Oxygen Sat 99% Interview: Select the following questions that you should ask your patient. "What brings you to the emergency room this evening? "Tell me about your symptoms and.

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