Question

which question or statement would be appropriate for eliciting further information when conducting a health history interview?

• \why didnt you go to your health care provider when you began to have this pain?\
• \are you feeling better now than you did during the night?\
• \if i were you, i would not wait to get help next time.\
• \tell me more about what caused your pain.\

Explanation:

Analyze the goal of health history interviewing

Using the Health History Interviewing knowledge point
The primary goal of a health history interview is to gather comprehensive, accurate, and detailed subjective data from the patient. To elicit further information and encourage the patient to elaborate, the nurse should use therapeutic communication techniques, specifically open-ended questions or statements.

Evaluate the communication techniques in each option

• Option 1: "Why didn't you go to your health care provider when you began to have this pain?"
• This is a "why" question. Asking "why" can sound accusatory, judgmental, or defensive, which shuts down communication and makes the patient defensive.
• Option 2: "Are you feeling better now than you did during the night?"
• This is a closed-ended question that can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no." It does not encourage the patient to elaborate or provide further descriptive details.
• Option 3: "If I were you, I would not wait to get help next time."
• This is giving unsolicited personal advice. It is non-therapeutic, patronizing, and can make the patient feel judged rather than supported.
• Option 4: "Tell me more about what caused your pain."
• This is an open-ended statement (using the therapeutic technique of "focusing" or "exploring"). It invites the patient to share their story in their own words, facilitating the collection of rich, detailed subjective data.

Answer:

• (A) "Why didn't you go to your health care provider when you began to have this pain?"
• (B) "Are you feeling better now than you did during the night?"
• (C) "If I were you, I would not wait to get help next time."
• (D) "Tell me more about what caused your pain." (Correct answer)