68WM6 Phs 2 Test 10 68WM6 Phs 2 Test 10 Postpartum Nursing Care | 220 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated 2023 | 33 Pages

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how much blood is lost during a postpartum hemorrhage? vaginal birth-500ml, C-Section- 1000ml. Marked by 10% loss of hematocrit what are two causes of postpartum hemorrhage? uterine atony and... trauma what is uterine atony? lack of muscle tone that results in failure of uterine muscle fibers to contract firmly around blood vessels when placenta seperates How long is the postpartum period? begins with delivery of placenta and ends with normal mesus resumption what is involution? period of rapid healing and returning to pre-pregnant statewhat would you check during and NSVD? (Normal Spontaneous, Vaginal Delivery VS, breasts, uterus, bladder, lochia, perineum, lower extremities, other systems [Show More]

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