The nurse assesses pitting edema that can be depressed ...

[lidoalex]

The nurse assesses pitting edema that can be depressed approximately inch and refills in 15 seconds. The nurse would document this assessment as:
 
  a. +1 edema.
  b. +2 edema. c.
  +3 edema. d.
  +4 edema.

Question 2

The nurse is aware that as a person ages there is a loss of the __________mechanism of the kidney due to a decrease in blood supply to the kidneys and loss of nephrons.
 
  a. filtering
  b. reabsorption
  c. sterile water.
  d. concentrating

[blakeserpa]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
A +2 edema can be documented if the skin can be depressed inch and respond within 15 seconds.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The filtering mechanism is most affected with aging. By the age of 70, the filtering mechanism is only 50 as efficient as at 40 years of age.

[lidoalex]

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[amcvicar]

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