Correctional Nursing Alert: Ectopic Pregnancy

A young woman in custody at a large urban jail had continuing abdominal pain over a 14 hour period. She was found unresponsive in her cell and rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Autopsy revealed a ruptured ectopic pregnancy.  What assessments and testing should have been done for this woman? The … Continue reading Correctional Nursing Alert: Ectopic Pregnancy