After Completing an Integumentary Status Assessment, the Nurse Documents "+1

question 7

Multiple Choice

After completing an integumentary status assessment, the nurse documents "+1 edema right lower leg." What does this documentation indicate?

• A) slight pitting, no obvious distortion
• B) deep pitting, no obvious distortion
• C) pitting is obvious, extremities are swollen
• D) pitting remains with obvious distortion

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Definitions:

Abraham Lincoln

The 16th President of the United States, who led the country during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Pre-war Mexican Land

Territories that were part of Mexico before wars, particularly the Mexican-American War, after which significant land was ceded to the United States.

Oregon Territory

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