A Patient Arrives in the Emergency Department with a Complaint

Multiple Choice

A patient arrives in the emergency department with a complaint of an injury at work. As part of the admission assessment, the nurse needs to determine how the injury occurred. What priority question or statement will the nurse ask to determine the cause of the injury?

A) "Tell me how this injury occurred."
B) "Do you think it is time to find a new job?"
C) "Do you think your employer will pay your health-care costs?"
D) "Will you continue to get paid even while you are injured?"