Author Question: If the client's white blood cell count is 25,000/mm3 on her second postpartum day, the nurse should: ... (Read 81 times)

Mimi · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

If the client's white blood cell count is 25,000/mm3 on her second postpartum day, the nurse should:

a. tell the physician immediately.
b. have the laboratory draw blood for reanalysis.
c. recognize that this is an acceptable range at this point postpartum.
d. begin antibiotic therapy immediately.

Question 2

The nurse is taking a health history for a 15-month-old boy who is not yet speaking. Which of the following findings would be eliminated as a risk factor for this possible genetic disorder?

A) The child is male and Caucasian.
B) The grandmother and father had hearing impairments.
C) The child was a breech delivery 3 weeks early.
D) The mother was 37 when she became pregnant.

rleezy04 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
An increase in white blood cell count to 25,000/mm3 during the postpartum period is considered normal and not a sign of infection.

Answer to Question 2

A