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TVarnum

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The nurse is very observant of patient behavior because all behavior has meaning and is:
 
  a. preformed.
  b. important.
  c. learned.
  d. repeated.

Question 2

A patient has edema of the lower extremities. The nurse is assessing whether it is pitting and to what degree. After pressing the skin against a bony prominence for 5 seconds, the nurse identifies 2+ pitting edema because the edema disappears in:
 
  a. 10-15 seconds.
  b. 20-25 seconds.
  c. 30-35 seconds.
  d. 40-45 seconds.



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morganmarie791

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Answer to Question 1

C
Behavior is learned and has meaning.

Answer to Question 2

A
The 2+ pitting edema is identified because the pitting edema disappears in 10 to 15 seconds.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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