While Caring for a Postpartum Patient Who Had a Vaginal

question 3

Multiple Choice

While caring for a postpartum patient who had a vaginal delivery yesterday,the nurse assesses both a firm uterine fundus and a trickle of bright blood.The nurse is:

• A) concerned and reports a probable cervical laceration.
• B) attentive and massages the uterus to expel retained clots.
• C) distressed and reports a possible clotting disorder.
• D) satisfied with the normal early postpartum finding.

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Definitions:

Supergroup

In biology, a high-level taxonomic rank above the group level, often used in the classification of life forms that share common evolutionary traits.

Green Algae

Photosynthetic, aquatic organisms in the Chlorophyta division, considered the ancestors of land plants.

Representative Clade

A group of organisms that consists of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants, representing a single branch on the tree of life.

Supergroup

A high-level taxonomic rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom, proposed to accommodate the phylogenetic relationships.