A nurse is assessing a patient 2 hours postpartum. Her blood pressure is 98/60, pulse is 90, and she has saturated two pads in the last hour. What should be the immediate nursing action?
1. Massage fundus until firm.
2. Increase the rate of the intravenous infusion.
3. Notify the physician or nurse-midwife.
4. Obtain an order to catheterize the patient.
1. Massage fundus until firm.
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