title: Obtaining a complete and pertinent patient history.
abstract: Nurses and technicians who obtain ophthalmic patient histories should persist in maintaining and improving their history-taking skills. A knowledgeable and personable approach to the ophthalmic patient can produce a pertinent and concise, yet thorough, history. The importance of this information in guiding the ophthalmologist's diagnosis and treatment and in planning appropriate nursing care cannot be overestimated.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goldblum
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000592:standards*; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000592:standards