1 What Is The Postpartum Period What Is The Process Of Uterine Involution After Childbirth 2 How Is Postpartum Hemos 1 (72.2 KiB) Viewed 11 times
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1. What is the postpartum period? What is the process of uterine involution after childbirth? 2. How is postpartum hemostasis achieved? 3. After the report, the nurse goes in to assess Diana. Her vital signs are WNL but her fundus is 2 cm above the umbilicus and displaced to the right. Her sanitary pad is completely saturated with lochia rubra. Is this an expected finding 3 hours after birth? 4. The nurse asks Diana to dangle her feet at the bedside for several minutes. After confirming that Diana does not feel dizzy or lightheaded, she helps Diana up to the bathroom to void. Why does the nurse think that Diana's bladder is full? 5. When Diana first gets out of bed, she has a gush of blood. Is this a sign of hemorrhage? What would be the uses and contraindications for administering methylergonovine? 6. Diana voids 500 mL of urine. Her fundus is boggy but became firm with massage and is now at the level of the umbilicus. Her lochial flow is slightly decreased. Diana has an IV of LR with 20 units of oxytocin infusing at 125 mL an hour. What else can the nurse do to help Diana's uterus contract?
Group 3: Diana is a healthy 35-year-old G5 P5 who delivered an 8 pound, 6-ounce baby girl vaginally with an intact perineum. Her EBL was 500 mL. During the fourth stage of labor her vital signs, fundus, and lochia was WNL. She is transferred to the mother-baby unit 3 hours after hirth
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