The nurse asks you to discontinue a peripheral IV. This task is not in your job description. What should you do?
a. Politely refuse.
b. Report the nurse to the director of nursing.
c. Discontinue the IV only if a nurse can su-pervise you.
d. Ask another nursing assistant to help you.
A
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A. Client with depression. B. Client that is an older adult. C. Client that smokes. D. Client that has diabetes.
Normally, small blood vessels expand after injury, helping to seal the defect by a blood clot
Indicate whether the statement is true or false