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• Discrepancies or gaps between what the client

                                                                                    says at one time and then another time.


                                                                                 • For example, your female patient says she has


                                                                                    never had surgery, but later in the interview she
                    Data                                                            mentions that her appendix was removed at a


                                                                                    military hospital when she was in the navy
                    Requiring                                                    • Findings those are very abnormal and




                    Validation                                                      inconsistent with other findings.


                                                                                 • For example, the client has a temperature of


                                                                                    104oF degree. The client is resting comfortably.


                                                                                 • The client’s skin is warm to touch and not

                                                                                    flushed.
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