Monday, June 22, 2009

question of the week

for the week of 06.22.09

Prior to administration of Alteplase (TPA) to a client admitted with a diagnosis of a cerebral vascular accident (CVA), what serum lab value should a nurse check?

1. "Arterial blood gases and complete blood count"
2. "Potassium and magnesium"
3. "Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine"
4. "Prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time"

1 comment:

a.ha said...

The correct answer is number: 4

Smeltzer, S.C., Bare, B.G., Hinkle, J., & Cheever, K.H.
Brunner-Suddarth's textbook of medical surgical nursing (11th ed.).(2008).
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.