If the Client's White Blood Cell (WBC) Count Is 25,000/mm³

question 21

Multiple Choice

If the client's white blood cell (WBC) count is 25,000/mm³ on her second postpartum day, which action should the nurse take?

• A) Document the finding.
• B) Tell the health care provider.
• C) Begin antibiotic therapy immediately.
• D) Have the laboratory draw blood for reanalysis.

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Definitions:

Calorie Restriction

A dietary regimen that reduces calorie intake without incurring malnutrition or a reduction in essential nutrients, often used for improving health and slowing down the aging process.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of gaining weight, leading to severe restriction of food intake and often to significant weight loss.

Binge-Eating Disorder

Eating disorder in which people compulsively overeat either continuously or on discrete binges but do not behave in ways to compensate for the overeating.

Obesity

Condition of being significantly overweight, defined by the Centers for Disease Control as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over, where BMI is calculated as weight in pounds multiplied by 703, then divided by the square of height in inches.