A patient is being seen for the first time at a physician's office. When assisting with the assessment, a nurse notices abdominal striae. What alternative term should the nurse use when the patient asks what it is all over her abdomen?
a. Scarring
b. Lesions
c. Rashes
d. Stretch marks
D
Striae is the medical term for stretch marks.
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1. Control one's behavior. 2. Develop an understanding of one's problems. 3. Promote medication compliance. 4. Promote normal behaviors.
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1. "No problem. Your baby will be fine." 2. "Do you get regular breaks for eating?" 3. "Your risk of preterm labor is higher." 4. "Standing might increase ankle swelling."
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