How Good Is Your Nursing Vocabulary?

How Good Is Your Nursing Vocabulary?

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A patient is in critical condition, possibly suffering from brain damage, multiple fractures, and "hemorrhaging." How would you define "hemorrhaging"?

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Correct Incorrect When excessive blood escapes from broken blood vessels, this is referred to as "hemorrhaging." Whether internal or external, this issue must be addressed immediately.

A patient is in critical condition, possibly suffering from brain damage, multiple fractures, and "hemorrhaging." How would you define "hemorrhaging"?

  • Excessive bleeding
  • A pus-filled area under the skin
  • An open lesion
  • Shattered area of bone
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