The nurse performs a preoperative assessment on a patient before surgery.Which finding would require immediate follow-up by the nurse?

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Many herbs prolong bleeding time,so further assessment of the types of herbs that are used and how recently they were used is needed before the patient has surgery.The other information given by the patient also requires further assessment,but will not affect the timing of the patient's surgery.

The Nurse Performs a Preoperative Assessment on a Patient Before