The Nurse Is Completing the Preoperative Checklist for an Adult

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is completing the preoperative checklist for an adult female patient who is scheduled for an operative procedure later in the morning.Which preoperative assessment finding would the nurse report to the surgeon?

• A) Hemoglobin 90 g/L
• B) Creatinine 50 mcmol/L
• C) Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 3.0 mmol/L
• D) Platelets 200 ´ 109 cells/L

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