ATI Comprehensive/ NCLEX Review with 100% Verified Solutions | Updated & Verified | 2024

Endometiral infection usually occurs - with a prolonged rupture of membranes, not vacuum-assisted births. Intenstinal gas is a common side effect of - clients following a cesarean birth Cervical lacerations are common complications from - vacuum-assisted birth are rare but can include perineal, vaginal, or cervical lacerations When a client is experiencing a wound evisceration... - the nurse should initially stay with the client and call for help. Next, the nurse should place saline-soaked gauze on the exposed bowels to keep the internal organs moist. The nurse should then place the client in a supine position with his hips and knees bent to relieve pressure from the open wound. Last, the nurse should take the client's vital signs to assess for changes in hemodynamics. Valproic acid can cause - hepatic toxicity continuous passive motion (CPM) machine - Turn of the CPM machine during meals to promote comfort and dietary intake. -The affected extremity should maintain neutral alignment. Heparin - is an anticoagulant that inhibits the conversation of prothrombin to thrombin. Patients on an anticoagulant drug such as heparin are at an increased risk of bleeding. -Signs of bleeding: ecchymoses, tarry stools, mucosal bleeding, and pink/ red-tinged urine. Correct method for walking upstairs with crutches - 1. Hold to rail with one hand and crutches with the other hand. 2. Push down on the stair rail and the crutches and step up with the "unaffected" leg. 3. If not allowed to place weight on the "affected" leg, hop up with the "unaffected" leg.4. Bring the "affected" leg and the crutches up beside the "unaffected" leg. 5.Remember, the "unaffected" leg goes up first and t