Author Question: Which client data received during report should the nurse recognize as being a postpartum risk ... (Read 28 times)

CharlieWard · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Which client data received during report should the nurse recognize as being a postpartum risk factor?

a. Gravida 5, para 5
b. Labor duration of 4 hours
c. Infant weight greater than 3800 g
d. Epidural anesthesia for labor and birth

Question 2

Which labor and birth information on the client would suggest an increased risk for hemorrhage?

a. Precipitous birth after a 12-hour labor
b. Cesarean birth of an infant weighing 8 lb, 4 oz
c. Vaginal birth of 7-lb infant after a 2-hour labor
d. Vaginal birth of 6-lb infant after a 7-hour labor

Meganchabluk · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Multiparity (five or more deliveries) is a risk factor for postpartum uterine atony and hemorrhage. A labor duration of 4 hours is not a risk factor because it is not a precipitate labor and birth (less than 3 hours), infant weight of 3800 g is not a risk factor because the infant is not macrosomic, and epidural anesthesia is not a risk factor because epidural anesthesia does not affect uterine contractions.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Precipitous labor (<3 hemorrhage.