While caring for a postpartum patient who had a vaginal delivery yesterday, the nurse assesses a firm uterine fundus and a trickle of bright blood. How does the nurse most likely feel and react to this finding?
a. Concerned and reports a probable cervical laceration
b. Attentive and massages the uterus to expel retained clots
c. Distressed and reports a possible clotting disorder
d. Satisfied with the normal early postpartum finding
ANS: A
The bright trickle of blood with a firm uterus suggests a cervical laceration.
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