When a patient is grimacing, what assessment statement or question would be most beneficial for identifying the underlying cause
of the nonverbal communication? a. "Did you lose something?" b. "You appear to be having pain." c. "I will turn off the lights and let you rest." d. "May I get you something to relieve your tension
A grimacing is a kind of nonverbal communication. This involves the creation of facial expression by the person which is indicative of pain or disgust. The expressions are in the form of comic exaggeration. For example, this can be interpreted through signs like when a person makes wrinkles on the nose, twist the mouth, or squeezes the eyes.
Based on above information b is the correct option as it is indicative of pain.
The FitnessGram PACER Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The test is used to measure a student's aerobic capacity as part of the FitnessGram assessment. Students run back and forth as many times as they can, each lap signaled by a beep sound.
