2024 PN NCLEX Questions Nursing Practice Question
A nurse assisting with data collection for a client with kidney failure notes that the client has the appearance of generalized edema over the entire body. The nurse documents this finding using which terminology?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Anasarca refers to a severe, generalized edema affecting the entire body, making it the appropriate term for the described condition in a client with kidney failure.
Ecchymosis denotes bruising or discoloration of the skin due to bleeding underneath, which does not apply here.
Unilateral edema describes swelling confined to one side of the body, contradicting the generalized nature of the findings.
Increased vascularity of the skin tissue pertains to heightened blood flow and does not accurately describe the fluid retention observed in this case.