What Is the Initial Priority Nursing Intervention When a Nurse

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the initial priority nursing intervention when a nurse observes profuse postpartum bleeding?

• A) Call the woman's primary health care provider.
• B) Administer the standing order for an oxytocic.
• C) Palpate the uterus and massage it if it is boggy.
• D) Assess maternal blood pressure (BP)and pulse for signs of hypovolemic shock.

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