A patient's draining wound is pale and watery with a combination of plasma and red cells. How should the nurse document this finding?
a. Serous drainage
b. Purulent drainage
c. Sanguineous drainage
d. Serosanguineous drainage
D
Serosanguineous is pale, more watery, and a combination of plasma and red cells, which may be blood streaked. Serous is clear, watery plasma. Purulent is thick, yellow, green, or brown, indicating the presence of dead or living organisms and white blood cells. Sanguineous is fresh bleeding.
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A) Provide continuity of care B) Create a teaching log for family C) Verify staffing D) Provide the patient with information about treatments
Older clients newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
A) are likely to have contracted the disease from receiving contaminated blood or blood products. B) often have symptoms of memory loss or weight loss that may be attributed to other conditions associated with age. C) are usually less ill with the initial infection than younger clients with HIV/AIDS. D) have lower death rates from HIV/AIDS than younger clients.
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