Liver biopsy

The client returns to his room after a liver biopsy. The nurse positions the client on his right side and assesses for bleeding. What is a PRIORITY nursing assessment?

Determine adequacy of urinary output.

Check pretest prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time values.

Observe for frank bleeding.

 

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