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The Nurse, Caring for a Client in the Emergency Room

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The nurse, caring for a client in the emergency room with a severe nosebleed, becomes concerned when the client asks for a bedpan. The nurse documents the stool as loose, tarry, and black looking. The nurse suspects the client may have thrombocytopenia. What should be the nurse's priority action?


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Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained and not paid out as dividends to shareholders, used for reinvestment in the business or paying off debt.

Stock Dividend

A distribution of additional shares of a company's stock to its shareholders at no extra cost.

Stock Split

A corporate action increasing the number of shares issued and outstanding, by issuing more shares to current shareholders proportionally, effectively reducing the price per share.

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