The homecare nurse is seeing a patient at 6 weeks postpartum. Which statement by the patient indicates the need for immediate intervention?
1. "The baby sleeps 7 hours each night now."
2. "My flow is red, and I need to wear a pad."
3. "My breasts no longer leak between feedings."
4. "I started back on the pill 2 weeks ago."
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Rationale 1: This is an expected finding, and does not require intervention.
Rationale 2: By 6 weeks postpartum, lochia should be absent or minimal in amount, requiring only a pantiliner. Red, heavy flow is not an expected finding, and requires intervention.
Rationale 3: This is an expected finding, and does not require intervention.
Rationale 4: This is an appropriate time frame for restarting birth control pills, and does not require intervention.
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