The nurse is assessing a client's skin and notes a very light color on the skin, nails, and the client's mucous membranes. Which descriptions would the nurse use when documenting this finding?
1. Cyanosis.
2. Pallor.
3. Erythema.
4. Jaundice.
Correct Answer: 2
Pallor, or paleness of the skin, may occur with hypoxia, cold environment, stress, shock, hypotension, and anemia. Cyanotic skin is blue in color; erythema is redness of the skin; and jaundiced skin has yellow undertones.
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