Question

During the subjective data collection for pain assessment, the nurse asks the patient, "can you tell me what your discomfort feels like?" what is the reason for this question?

Answer 1

The reason that this question is being questioned by the nurse to the patient is because of the reason that the nurse wants to know the quality of pain that the patient is exhibiting in which the nurse would likely ask the patient of how much pain she or he exhibits from the scale 0-10.