The nurse tells her patient with lymphadenopathy not to rub the swollen lymph node because this would result in:
A) spreading the infection.
B) enlarging the node.
C) slowing the lymphatic drainage.
D) making the node more fibrotic.

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Increased body or metabolic activity and massage cause increased lymph fluid volume and swelling of the node.

The Nurse Tells Her Patient with Lymphadenopathy Not to Rub