The nurse informs a graduate nurse on a postpartum unit that the human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) would no longer be detected in the client’s blood at:
A) One week postpartum
B) Two days postpartum
C) Four weeks postpartum
D) One hour postpartum
A) One week postpartum
B) Two days postpartum
C) Four weeks postpartum
D) One hour postpartum
Answer: A) One week postpartum
(HCG is produced by the placenta and is nonexistent by the first week postpartum)