Which question will give the nurse additional information about the nature of a patient's dyspnea?
A) "How often do you see the physician?"
B) "How has this condition affected your day-to-day activities?"
C) "Do you have a cough that occurs with the dyspnea?"
D) "Does your heart rate increase when you are short of breath?"

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Question B provides data about the severity of the dyspnea and what actions the patient has taken to cope with the dyspnea on a daily basis. Question A does not relate specifically to the patient's dyspnea. This closed question (Question C) provides data, but does not give additional facts about the patient's dyspnea. A closed question limits the amount of information gathered about the patient's dyspnea. Question D is a closed-ended question that does not collect additional data about this episode of dyspnea.

Which Question Will Give the Nurse Additional Information About the Nature