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mpobi80

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A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a postpartum client. The nurse identifies that the woman is at risk for a postpartum infection based on which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) History of diabetes
  B) Labor of 12 hours
  C) Rupture of membranes for 16 hours
  D) Hemoglobin level 10 mg/dL
  E) Placenta requiring manual extraction

Question 2

After a normal labor and birth, a client is discharged from the hospital 12 hours later. When the community health nurse makes a home visit 2 days later, which finding would alert the nurse to the need for further intervention?
 
  A) Presence of lochia serosa
  B) Frequent scant voidings
  C) Fundus firm, below umbilicus
  D) Milk filling in both breasts



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Answer to Question 1

A, D, E

Answer to Question 2

B



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