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Title: The nurse is preparing for a postpartum home visit. The client has been home for a week, is ... Post by: andi on Feb 5, 2018 The nurse is preparing for a postpartum home visit. The client has been home for a week, is breastfeeding, and experienced a third-degree perineal tear after vaginal delivery. The nurse should assess the client for which of the following?
1. Dietary intake of fiber and fluids 2. Dietary intake of folic acid and prenatal vitamins 3. Return of hemoglobin and hematocrit levels to baseline 4. Return of protein and albumin to predelivery levels Title: The nurse is preparing for a postpartum home visit. The client has been home for a week, is ... Post by: Robert_271998 on Feb 5, 2018 1
Explanation: 1. This mother needs to avoid the risk of constipation. She might be hesitant to have a bowel movement due to anticipated pain from the perineal tear, and constipation will decrease the healing of the laceration. |