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Title: If the patient's white blood cell (WBC) count is 25,000/mm3 on her second postpartum day, the nurse ... Post by: JamiLC on Feb 6, 2018 If the patient's white blood cell (WBC) 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. Title: If the patient's white blood cell (WBC) count is 25,000/mm3 on her second postpartum day, the nurse ... Post by: Vianney3 on Feb 6, 2018 C
Feedback A Since this is a normal finding there is no reason to alert the physician. B There is no need for reassessment since it is expected for the WBCs to be elevated. C Marked leucocytosis occurs with WBC counts increasing to as high as 30,000/mm3 during labor and the immediate postpartum period. The WBC falls to normal within 6 days postpartum. D Antibiotics are not needed because the elevated WBCs are due to stress of labor and not an infectious process. |