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Jipu 123

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The nurse correctly understands that when collecting blood for diagnostic tests, risk factors for the patient include which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. The formation of a hematoma
  2. Fainting or syncopal episodes
  3. Infection as a result of a skin puncture
  4. The formation of anastomoses
  5. Pinpoint areas of hemorrhage, known as petechiae

Question 2

A nursing instructor is preparing a lecture about the difference between veins and arteries. Which of the following statements could the instructor correctly include?
 
  1. Veins carry oxygenated blood, whereas arteries carry deoxygenated blood.
  2. Blood pressure is higher in veins than in arteries; veins thus have thicker walls than arteries.
  3. Veins and arteries have many junctions (or anastomoses) where veins and arteries join each other.
  4. Veins have valves, whereas arteries do not.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1, 2, 3, 5

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4



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