A nurse is checking the postpartum orders. The doctor has prescribed bed rest for 6–12 hours. The nurse knows this is an appropriate order if the patient had which type of anesthesia?
1. Spinal
2. Pudendal
3. General
4. Epidural
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Rationale 1: Keeping the postpartum patient in bed for 6–12 hours after receiving a spinal is thought to decrease the risk of headache and allow sensation to return to the extremities before ambulation.
Rationale 2: It is not necessary to keep the postpartum patient in bed for 6–12 hours after receiving a pudendal.
Rationale 3: The decision to keep the postpartum patient in bed after receiving a general anesthesia depends on the patient.
Rationale 4: It is not usually necessary to keep the postpartum patient in bed for 6–12 hours after receiving an epidural.
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