A student nurse questions the instructor regarding what alteration should be made for the assessment of the fundus of a new postoperative cesarean section patient
What is the best response?
a.
The fundus is not assessed until the second postoperative day.
b.
The fundus is assessed by "walking" fingers from the side of the uterus to the midline.
c.
The fundus is assessed only if large clots appear in lochia.
d.
The fundus is assessed only once every shift.
ANS: B
Assessment of the fundus following a cesarean section is done as usual, but using especially gentle fundal massage.
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