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Shelles

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Because vitamin K is malabsorbed in the presence of cirrhosis, which laboratory value would be elevated?
 
  a. Hemoglobin
  b. Hematocrit
  c. Prothrombin time
  d. White blood cell count

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The scope of nursing includes more than following a medical order or performing an isolated task. Which of the following statements best describes the scope of nursing?
 
  A) Nursing involves the care of aging, ill people and emphasizes the promotion of their highest possible quality of life and wellness.
  B) The needs of the client for self-care drive the nursing process.
  C) The nursing process involves a holistic approach to individuals and the care they require.
  D) The nursing role is to focus on the sick, rather than the well, who are more representative of the older population.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
The cirrhotic liver cannot absorb vitamin K or produce the clotting factors VII, IX, and X. This causes the patient with cirrhosis to have bleeding tendencies. Prothrombin time measures clotting time.

Answer to Question 2

C
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The other choices are not applicable. Choice A describes the role of gerontological nursing, though while denoting older adults as ill.. Choice B does not describe a scope. Choice D describes the negativism in education programs of the past.


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