Which of the following factors places a patient at risk for post partum
hemorrhage?(Select all that apply) Right Ans - Macrosomia
Rapid Labor
Maternal fever
Oxytocin use during labor
Which of the following is consistent with the definition of a major obstetric
hemorrhage? Right Ans - Blood loss requiring transfusion of more than 5
units of blood.
Which of the following contraindications to the administration of misoprostol
(Cytotec) for treatment of a postpartum hemorrhage? (Select all that apply)
Right Ans - Hepatitis C
Asthma
Pulmonary or hepatic disease is a contraindication for the use of
prostaglandin medications.
Following the administration of misoprostol (Cytotec) for management of
postpartum hemorrhage, which of the following is the priority nursing
assessment? Right Ans - Uterine tone
A patient is hemorrhaging after giving birth. When inspected, an area of the
placenta was frayed. The provider suspects that placental fragments are
retained within the uterus. What is the expected treatment for this condition?
Right Ans - Evacuation of the uterus followed by oxytocin (Pitocin)
administration
During the first 30 to 45 minutes of a postpartum hemorrhage, which of the
following is the best parameter to estimate the amount of blood loss? Right
Ans - Visual quantification of the amount of bleeding.
When performing the postpartum examination, the nurse find the patient's
fundus above the umbilicus and deviated to the right. What does the nurse
know might be the cause of this finding? Right Ans - A full bladder