Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 1579 of 2368

A nurse asks a client, "What makes your pain worse?" Which part of the PQRSTU mnemonic does this question address?

  1. Quality
  2. Provocation/Palliation
  3. Severity
  4. Understanding
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Correct answer: Provocation/Palliation

Provocation/Palliation asks what makes the symptom worse and what makes it better.

Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Health History: Chief Complaint. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026