A Student Nurse Questions the Instructor as to What Alteration

question 16

Multiple Choice

A student nurse questions the instructor as to what alteration should be made for the assessment of the fundus of a new postoperative cesarean section patient.The best response is that the fundus of a patient with a cesarean section is:

• A) not assessed until the second postoperative day.
• B) assessed by "walking" fingers from side of uterus to the midline.
• C) assessed only if large clots appear in lochia.
• D) only once every shift.

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