A confused patient who has been restrained because of combativeness and hyperactivity might, because of the restraints, display:
1. lentigines.
2. senile purpura.
3. senile angiomas.
4. seborrheic keratoses.
2
Purpura are purple bruises that resolve very slowly and are usually the result of minor trau-ma.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1123
OBJ: 3 TOP: Senile Purpura
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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