AQ - Postpartum At Risk

A primary healthcare provider prescribes carboprost to be administered to a postpartum client with intractable vaginal bleeding. Which prior condition noted in the client's history should alert the nurse to question this prescription?

History of asthma

A nurse on the postpartum unit is assessing several newly delivered postpartum clients. Which clinical finding requires immediate investigation?

A slow trickle of blood from the vagina

The nurse is assessing her assignment of four postpartum clients. Which conditions increase the risk for postpartum hemorrhage? Select all that apply.

Twin birth Hypertonic uterine dystocia Retained placental fragments

A primigravida is admitted to the emergency department with a sharp, shooting pain in the lower abdomen and vaginal spotting. A ruptured tubal pregnancy is diagnosed. During what week of gestation does this condition most commonly occur?

6th

During her sixth month of pregnancy, a woman visits the prenatal clinic for the first time. As part of the initial assessment a complete blood count and urinalysis are performed. Which laboratory finding should alert the nurse to the need for further assessment?

Hemoglobin 10

A nurse is caring for a client with class III heart disease who is beginning the second stage of labor. For which medical intervention does the nurse prepare the client at this time?

Instrument extraction to ease a vaginal birth