Maternity Nursing Question and Answer Published by www.nursingwork.in
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 hour postpartum
B. Two days postpartum
C. Four weeks postpartum
D. One week postpartum
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 hour postpartum
B. Two days postpartum
C. Four weeks postpartum
D. One week postpartum
Answer: D:
HCG is produced by the placenta and is nonexistent by the first week postpartum.