Before delivery a pregnant patient's hemoglobin was 14 g/dL and hematocrit of 42. Which postpartum measurements should the nurse report?
Before delivery a pregnant patient's hemoglobin was 14 g/dL and hematocrit of 42. Which postpartum measurements should the nurse report?
A) Hemoglobin 13 g/dL and hematocrit 40 in a woman who has given birth vaginally
B) Hemoglobin 12 g/dL and hematocrit 38 in a woman who has given birth vaginally
C) Hemoglobin 11 g/dL and hematocrit 34 in a woman who has given birth by cesarean
D) Hemoglobin 9 g/dL and hematocrit 32 in a woman who has given birth by cesarean
Question 2
A patient has just delivered her second child and will breast-feed. The patient does not want to become pregnant again until her second child is at least 2 years old. When should the nurse counsel the patient to begin birth control?
A) As soon as she stops breast-feeding
B) Within 18 months
C) Within six weeks
D) As soon as she resumes sexual activity
The general survey includes assessing every patient for signs of distress.
Patient teaching: mouth and pharyngeal assessment
Patient teaching: vascular assessment
A histologic slide showing the sponge-like architecture of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
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Saturation curve for hemoglobin of humans, llamas, and other mammals.