The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with a hematologic disorder about the functions of the various blood cells. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the parents state which blood cell as being primarily responsible for blood clotting?

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Thrombocytes, also known as platelets, are primarily responsible for blood clotting. They aggregate at the site of a blood vessel injury to form a plug that helps stop bleeding.

The Nurse Is Teaching the Parents of a Child with a Hematologic