Multiple Choice
The nurse is providing care to a patient 2 hours after a cesarean section. In the hand-off report, the preceding nurse indicated that the patient's lochia was scant rubra. On initial assessment, the oncoming nurse notes the patient's peripad is saturated with lochia rubra immediately after breastfeeding her infant. What is the nurse's priority action with this finding?
A) Weigh the peripad.
B) Replace the peripad.
C) Contact the health care provider.
D) Document the finding in the patient's chart.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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