Maternal-newborn nursing · practice question

A postpartum client on the mother-baby unit is being evaluated for postpartum hemorrhage risk. Assessment data include fundus boggy above the umbilicus and deviated to the right with heavy lochia. Which assessment approach should the nurse use first?

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Use only the chart from admission without current data.Defer assessment until all medications are administered.Begin invasive procedures before any focused assessment.Screen for instability, then perform a focused assessment related to the presenting concern.

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D. Screen for instability, then perform a focused assessment related to the presenting concern.

Why

Assessment begins with stability screening and focused data collection before invasive or delayed actions.

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A postpartum client on the mother-baby unit is being evaluated for postpartum hemorrhage risk. Assessment data include fundus boggy above the umbilicus and deviated to the right with heavy lochia. Which assessment approach should the nurse use first?

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