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"
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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.
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