Description

When should PQRSTU be used?  When the client presents a new symptom or whenever you need to complete a partial or complete clinical examination.

Its usefulness: to not forget the minimum data to be collected. Your notes will be more precise and following a method that will facilitate a quality clinical follow-up.   These subjective data collected guide the follow-up of your clinical examination.

Do you feel unskilled in using this aide-mémoire?  Comfort comes quickly with practice. At the end of this training, the participant will use the PQRSTU as an effective shortcut to gather reliable and essential information at this stage of the clinical examination.   Also learn to avoid questions that can bias the results by avoiding suggesting answers to the patient.