During Assessment of a Patient Who Is New to the Critical

question 21

Multiple Choice

During assessment of a patient who is new to the critical care unit,the nurse observes perianal ecchymosis.The nurse suspects the patient has a

• A) pelvic fracture.
• B) bladder trauma.
• C) rectal laceration.
• D) spleen laceration.

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Definitions:

Lonely Souls

Individuals who feel isolated or disconnected from others, often experiencing a profound sense of solitude or alienation.

Nihilist

A person who believes in nihilism, the philosophical viewpoint that rejects traditional values and beliefs in the absence of an objective basis for truth and morality.

Nirvana

In Buddhism, a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth.

Absurd

Relating to an existential sense of pointlessness or the irrational or incongruous aspect of life.