A nursing instructor has just completed a lecture on postpartum hemorrhage. The instructor asks the students to identify the risk factors for uterine atony
Which of the following responses by the students would indicate that further teaching is needed? (Select all that apply.) a. Small clots
b. History of drug dependence
c. Adherence of placental fragments
d. Overdistention of the uterus
e. Induction or augmentation of labor
f. Uterine anomaly such as the presence of fibroids
A, B
The instructor would recognize that further teaching is needed if the students responded small clots or a history of drug dependence. Risk factors for uterine atony include overdistention of the uterus (polyhydramnios, multiple gestation, macrosomia); uterine anomaly (bicornuate uterus, presence of fibroids); poor uterine muscle tone (high parity, rapid or prolonged labor, induction or augmentation of labor, chorioamnionitis, magnesium sulfate, general anesthesia); adherence of placental fragments; and large blood clots.
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