While monitoring a client for the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse should take note of which assessment parameters?
a) Platelet count, blood glucose levels, and white blood cell (WBC) count
b) Thrombin time, calcium levels, and potassium levels
c) Fibrinogen level, WBC, and platelet count
d) Platelet count, prothrombin time, and partial thromboplastin time
Answer: Platelet count, prothrombin time, and partial thromboplastin time