A Postpartum Patient with Endometritis Is Being Discharged Home on Antibiotic

question 21

Multiple Choice

A postpartum patient with endometritis is being discharged home on antibiotic therapy. The new mother plans to breastfeed her baby. What should the nurse's discharge instruction include?

• A) The patient can douche every other day.
• B) Sexual intercourse can be resumed when the patient feels up to it.
• C) Light housework will provide needed exercise.
• D) The baby's mouth should be examined for thrush.