The Nurse Is Assessing a Client After a Motor Vehicle

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a client after a motor vehicle accident and notes the presence of ecchymosis in the left flank area. Which interpretation of this data is the most accurate?

• A) Positive Grey Turner sign.
• B) Costovertebral angle tenderness.
• C) Possible clotting dysfunction.
• D) A precursor to hematuria.

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Definitions:

Garden Path Sentence

A sentence that leads the reader towards one interpretation that ultimately reveals itself to be incorrect, forcing a reevaluation of the sentence’s syntax.

Phrase Structure System

A set of rules used in linguistics to describe the hierarchical structure of sentences.

Passive Participles

A form of a verb used to describe the state of being of the noun being acted upon, often seen in languages to show completed action or condition.

Sound Contrasts

Differences in sound that are used to distinguish meaning in languages, such as the contrast between the sounds of "p" and "b".