Evaluation
Evaluation ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is teaching a client who is at risk for postpartum hemorrhage about the signs and symptoms to report.
Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
These are signs and symptoms of postpartum hemorrhage, which is excessive bleeding after childbirth. The nurse should teach the client to report these signs and symptoms to the health care provider immediately.
These are signs and symptoms of postpartum hemorrhage, which is excessive bleeding after childbirth. The nurse should teach the client to report these signs and symptoms to the health care provider immediately.
Having a temperature above 38°C (100.4°F) is a sign of infection, not hemorrhage. The client should also report this symptom, but it is not related to the risk of bleeding.
These are signs and symptoms of postpartum hemorrhage, which is excessive bleeding after childbirth. The nurse should teach the client to report these signs and symptoms to the health care provider immediately.
Having a firm uterus with fundus at or below umbilicus is a normal finding after childbirth. This indicates that the uterus is contracting and preventing bleeding. A soft or boggy uterus with fundus above umbilicus is a sign of uterine atony, which is a common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.
The correct answer is choices A, B and D. These are signs and symptoms of postpartum hemorrhage, which is excessive bleeding after childbirth.
The nurse should teach the client to report these signs and symptoms to the health care provider immediately.
Choice C is wrong because having a temperature above 38°C (100.4°F) is a sign of infection, not hemorrhage.
The client should also report this symptom, but it is not related to the risk of bleeding.
Choice E is wrong because having a firm uterus with fundus at or below umbilicus is a normal finding after childbirth.
This indicates that the uterus is contracting and preventing bleeding.
A soft or boggy uterus with fundus above umbilicus is a sign of uterine atony, which is a common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.