Risk factors
Risk factors ( 4 Questions)
A client who has just delivered a baby is at risk for postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Encouraging frequent voiding does not directly affect uterine contractions. However, it can help reduce bladder distension, which can interfere with uterine contraction and cause bleeding.
Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) is used to prevent seizures in preeclampsia and eclampsia, not to prevent postpartum hemorrhage. In fact, magnesium sulfate can cause uterine relaxation and increase the risk of bleeding.
Encouraging early ambulation does not prevent postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony. Early ambulation can help prevent thromboembolic complications, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, but it does not affect uterine contractions.
Oxytocin is a hormone that stimulates uterine contractions and helps prevent postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony. Uterine atony is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage, and it occurs when the uterus does not contract enough to stop the bleeding from the placental site.
Oxytocin is a hormone that stimulates uterine contractions and helps prevent postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony. Uterine atony is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage, and it occurs when the uterus does not contract enough to stop the bleeding from the placental site.
Choice A is wrong because encouraging frequent voiding does not directly affect uterine contractions. However, it can help reduce bladder distension, which can interfere with uterine contraction and cause bleeding.
Choice B is wrong because magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) is used to prevent seizures in preeclampsia and eclampsia, not to prevent postpartum hemorrhage. In fact, magnesium sulfate can cause uterine relaxation and increase the risk of bleeding.
Choice C is wrong because encouraging early ambulation does not prevent postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony. Early ambulation can help prevent thromboembolic complications, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, but it does not affect uterine contractions.