When a client is 12 hours postpartum, the nurse would expect the ...

[bclement10]

When a client is 12 hours postpartum, the nurse would expect the client's fundus to be in which of these positions?
 
  a. at the level of the umbilicus
  b. below the symphysis pubis and no longer palpable
  c. 1 centimeter above the umbilicus
  d. 1 centimeter below the umbilicus

Question 2

A client is scheduled for surgery at 8 A.M. with general anesthesia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?
 
  a. Do not have anything to drink after midnight.
  b. Take your oral medications just before surgery.
  c. You can drink water until 6 A.M..
  d. You can have a piece of toast and coffee at 6 A.M.

[Leostella20]

Answer to Question 1

A
Note the size, consistency, and placement of the uterus. It should be the size of a grapefruit, firm, and in the midline. It should descend approximately one fingerbreadth each day. At 12 hours postpartum, the fundus should be approximately at the level of the umbilicus.

Answer to Question 2

A
A client's preanesthetic preparation for surgery in which general anesthesia will be administered begins with the withholding of food and fluids for a designated period, usually at least 8 hours before the procedure. Keeping the client's stomach as empty as possible reduces the possibility for aspiration of gastric contents into the lungs during surgery.