The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Reports with Severe

The nurse is caring for a client who reports with severe bleeding. The primary health-care provider prescribes a diagnostic test that would measure the time taken for the blood to clot and examine the extrinsic pathway of coagulation cascade. Which diagnostic test does the nurse expect to be performed?

A) Fibrinogen test
B) Activated partial thromboplastin time test
C) Platelet aggregation test
D) Prothrombin time test