A first-time mother has called 911 because her 5-day-old son is "acting sick." Your assessment reveals a lethargic infant with a patent airway, adequate respirations, and a pulse rate of 100 beats per minute. His skin is cold to the touch and mottled. The mother reports she was giving the child a bath just prior to calling EMS. You suspect:

An error made by jumping to conclusions is a pitfall that occurs when a piece of information reveled early in the assessment process is seized upon and made to be more significant than it really is. This error is referred to as:

A) satisficing. B) anchoring. C) commission bias. D) fundamental attribution.

A 5-year-old boy with malformed thumbs and microcephaly has been suffering from prolonged bleeding episodes, extreme fatigue,and persistent repetitive infections. Cytogenetic analysis shows increased chromosome breakage with the addition of diepoxybutane

Based on these findings, what is the patient most likely suffering from? a. CDA II b. Pure red cell aplasia c. Diamond-Blackfan anemia d. Fanconi's syndrome