Author Question: When assessing the postpartum woman, the nurse uses indicators other than pulse rate and blood ... (Read 27 times)

sjones · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

When assessing the postpartum woman, the nurse uses indicators other than pulse rate and blood pressure for postpartum hemorrhage because:

A) these measurements may not change until after the blood loss is large
B) the body's compensatory mechanisms activate and prevent any changes
C) they reflect more change in condition than equate to the amount of blood lost
D) maternal anxiety adversely affects these vital signs

Question 2

A client experienced prolonged labor with rupture of membranes. The nurse would be alert for which of the following in the mother and the newborn?

A) Infection B) Hemorrhage C) Trauma D) Hypovolemia