A person has a low platelet count. What would you likely find on physical assessment?

a) enlarged lymph nodes
b) excessive bruising
c) varicous veins
d) changes in pulse pressure


Answer: b) excessive bruising

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One of the ways in which the social development of adults can be assessed is by observing the individual's ability to effectively communicate with whom? (Select all that apply.)

a. His or her significant other b. His or her physician c. His or her children d. His or her co-workers

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The nurse is measuring a client's vital signs and measuring intake and output. The type of nursing interventions the nurse is conducting would be:

a. activities of daily living. b. therapeutic. c. monitoring and surveillance. d. teaching.

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A school nurse, teaching a health class to adolescent boys, explains that spermatozoa become motile and fertile during the 2–10 days they are stored in the:

1. Epididymis. 2. Vas deferens. 3. Prostate gland. 4. Urethra.

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A woman with borderline personality disorder has been admitted to the inpatient unit because she has been engaging in wrist cutting. The client's sister is visiting, and she asks the nurse to explain why the client sometimes does this to herself

Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate? A) "Sometimes the self-injurious behavior is undertaken to relieve stress." B) "Self-injurious behavior often calms and sedates people with this diagnosis." C) "Sometimes they do it to avoid the onslaught of delusional thinking." D) "The self-mutilation often slows the mood swings your sister experiences."

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