The Nurse Caring for Patients on a Gynecological Surgery Unit

Multiple Choice

The nurse caring for patients on a gynecological surgery unit would monitor which of the following women most closely for evidence of a deep vein thrombosis?

A) A 64-year-old patient taking Apriso (mesalamine) who has a history of ulcerative colitis.
B) A 47-year-old patient admitted for lumpectomy with a family history of breast cancer.
C) A 58-year-old patient taking Estrace (estradiol) with a 42-pack-per-year history of smoking.
D) A 61-year-old patient who had a bladder-sling procedure whose platelet count is 167,000 cells/mm³.