During the assessment of a woman in the immediate postpartum period, which finding would alert the nurse to uterine atony?
a. Fundus below the umbilicus
b. Absence of lochia
c. Boggy uterine fundus
d. Severe abdominal pain
ANS: C
A well-contracted uterus feels firm and controls bleeding by clamping down on blood vessels. On the other hand, when the uterus is not contracted, it feels soft or boggy and is prone to bleeding.
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