Author Question: The nurse is giving a shower to a patient who had a cesarean section 2 days previously. What ... (Read 76 times)

laurencescou · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse is giving a shower to a patient who had a cesarean section 2 days previously. What interventions should be included before, during, and after the shower? (Select all that apply.)

a. Leave abdominal dressing open to air.
b. Position patient with back to water stream.
c. Cover infusion site with rubber glove.
d. Provide a shower chair.
e. Confirm ambulation ability.

Question 2

What postpartum exercises should the nurse teach a patient who had a vaginal delivery yesterday? (Select all that apply.)

a. Abdominal tighteners
b. Head lift
c. Pelvic tilt
d. Kegel exercises
e. Leg lifts

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, C, D, E
The patient should be evaluated for ambulatory ability, and the abdominal dressing and infusion site should be covered with a waterproof cover. The patient should be provided a shower chair and positioned with her back to the water stream.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, D
Exercises for postpartum involution such as abdominal tighteners, head lifts, pelvic tilts, and Kegel exercises are acceptable. Leg lifts are too strenuous early in the postpartum period.