A Client Who Has Just Returned from an Extended Mountain-Climbing

question 3

Multiple Choice

A client who has just returned from an extended mountain-climbing trip in the Andes is seen in a clinic for an elective procedure.Preprocedure blood work reveals a very high hemoglobin level and red blood cell count.Which action should the nurse take?

• A)Ask if the client ate a lot of iron-rich raisins in trail mix on the journey.
• B)Place the lab results in the chart for the health care provider to review prior to the procedure.
• C)Ask if the client used supplemental oxygen during high-altitude climbing.
• D)Call the lab and have the test repeated.

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