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For a Patient with a Fractured Femur, a Nurse Is

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For a patient with a fractured femur, a nurse is alert to the possibility of a fat embolus.What should the nurse specifically watch for?


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Color Vision

The capacity of the visual system to identify objects by the wavelengths of light they reflect, emit, or transmit.

Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that function in bright light and enable the perception of color and fine detail.

Excitation

A process that increases the likelihood or strength of a response in neural or physiological systems.

Dark Adaptation

The process by which the eyes increase their sensitivity to low levels of light.

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