A Client Has a Platelet Count of 9000/mm³

question 36

Multiple Choice

A client has a platelet count of 9000/mm³.The nurse finds the client confused and mumbling.What action takes priority?

• A) Calling the Rapid Response Team
• B) Delegating taking a set of vital signs
• C) Instituting bleeding precautions
• D) Placing the client on bedrest

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Definitions:

Gap Junctions

Specialized intercellular connections that allow for direct communication between cells through the exchange of ions and small molecules.

Cardiac Muscle

A type of involuntary striated muscle found exclusively in the heart, responsible for heart contractions.

Left Coronary Artery

The artery that supplies blood to the left side of the heart, branching into the circumflex and left anterior descending arteries.

Interventricular Septum

The stout wall separating the ventricles of the heart beneath the aortic valve.