Following the Death of a Client, the Family Have Come

question 21

Multiple Choice

Following the death of a client, the family have come to perform last rites as part of their cultural beliefs. One of the family members asks the nurse why there is discolouration on the client's hips. The nurse advises that it is:

• A) rigor mortis.
• B) algor mortis.
• C) livor mortis.
• D) prior injury.

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