The client delivered by cesarean birth three days ago, and is being discharged. Which statement should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?
A. If your incision becomes increasingly painful, call the doctor.
B. It is normal for the incision to ooze greenish discharge in a few days.
C. Increasing redness around the incision is a part of the healing process.
D. A fever is to be expected because you had a surgical delivery.
Question 2
The client delivered her second child one day ago. The client's temperature is 101.4 F, her pulse is 100, and her blood pressure is 110/70 . Her lochia is moderate, serosanguinous, and malodorous. She is started on IV antibiotics.
The nurse provides education for the client and her partner. Which statement indicates that teaching has been effective? A. This condition is called parametritis.
B. Gonorrhea is the most common organism that causes this type of infection.
C. My Beta-strep culture being positive may have contributed to this problem.
D. If I had walked more yesterday, this probably wouldn't have happened.
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