The First and Most Important Nursing Intervention When a Nurse

question 10

Multiple Choice

The first and most important nursing intervention when a nurse observes profuse after birth bleeding is to:

• 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 and pulse for signs of hypovolemic shock.

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