A nurse is caring for a patient with long hair. The patient asks if something could be done about her hair to be more comfortable. How would the nurse respond?
A) "Yes, I can braid it for you if you want me to."
B) "Well I guess I could just cut it all off."
C) "You will have to ask your family to do that."
D) "No, that is not a part of my job as a nurse."
A
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A) Inappropriate platelet aggregation on the walls of the great vessels B) Impaired liver function and the sequestering of platelets by hepatocytes C) Hemolysis of platelets in individuals who lack immunity to the Epstein-Barr virus D) Platelet destruction and impaired platelet production resulting from an autoimmune process
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A) Examinations by health care provider B) Hand hygiene C) Jogging/running D) Yearly pneumovax