A Client Is Admitted to the Labor and Delivery Unit

question 5

Multiple Choice

A client is admitted to the labor and delivery unit in active labor. What nursing diagnoses might apply to the client with suspected abruptio placentae?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

• A) Fluid Volume, Deficient, related to hypovolemia secondary to excessive blood loss
• B) Tissue Perfusion: Peripheral, Ineffective, related to blood loss secondary to uterine atony following birth
• C) Anxiety related to concern for own personal status and the baby's safety
• D) Knowledge, Deficient related to lack of information about inherited genetic defects
• E) Alteration in Respiratory Function related to blood loss

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