The devil is in the "D-TAILS"
When teaching students how to obtain a patient history, I tell them to focus on getting certain crucial "D-TAILS":
- Duration of symptoms
- Type of pain
- Associated factors
- Influencing factors
- Location
- Severity.
- Kenya Beard, EdD, GNP-BC, NP-C, ACNP-BC, New York City (157-12)
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