Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 95%
Full-length
The nurse is caring for assigned clients. The nurse should recognize the client at highest risk for developing a pulmonary embolism is the client who
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Recent cesarean birth increases pulmonary embolism risk due to immobility, surgical trauma, and hypercoagulability postpartum. Pneumonia, subdural hematoma, and hormone therapy carry lower or less immediate risks in this context.