PQRSTU — symptom assessment
P — Provoking and palliating : what brings it on, what relieves it. Q — Quality : how the person describes it in their own words. R — Region and radiation : where, and where it travels. S — Severity : intensity on a scale, and the effect on function. T — Time : onset, duration, pattern, frequency. U — Understanding : what the person believes is happening The U is the one most often skipped and the one that most often changes the plan. Use this sheet in spaced repetition, pair it with a matching clinical scenario on NursEduc, and always compare values to the person's baseline before drawing conclusions. essential nursing framework landmarks a nurse or licensed practical nurse in Quebec should keep in mind for clinical practice and for succeeding on the OIIQ or OIIAQ entry exam. The OIIQ builds its questions around official frameworks (clinical judgment, competencies, contexts) that are essential to master.