Which documentation in the client's chart on the 14th postpartum day indicates a normal involution process?
a. Breasts firm and tender
b. Episiotomy slightly red and puffy
c. Moderate bright red lochial flow
d. Fundus below the symphysis and not palpable
ANS: D
The fundus descends 1 cm/day, so by postpartum day 14 it is no longer palpable. Breasts are not part of the involution process. The episiotomy should not be red or puffy at this stage. The lochia should be changed by this day to serosa.
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