The nurse has received the end-of-shift report on the postpartum unit. Which client should the nurse see first?
1. Woman who is 2nd day post-cesarean, moderate lochia serosa
2. Woman day of delivery, fundus firm 2 cm above umbilicus
3. Woman who had a cesarean section, 1st postpartum day, 4 cm diastasis recti abdominis
4. Woman who had a cesarean section, 1st postpartum day, hypoactive bowel sounds all quadrants
Question 2
The nurse assesses the postpartum client who has not had a bowel movement by the third postpartum day. Which nursing intervention would be appropriate?
1. Encourage the new mother, saying, It will happen soon.
2. Instruct the client to eat a low-fiber diet.
3. Decrease fluid intake.
4. Obtain an order for a stool softener.
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
A hyfrecator, an electrocautery unit.
A throttle-body injection (TBI) unit used on a GM V-6 engine.
These photos show a rat burying a test object from which it has just received a single mild shock.
A hot stone placed under the client’s neck.