A postpartum nurse checks a mother 24 hours post birth. The mother tells the nurse that she has run out of pads because she has struggled with bleeding. When asked, the mother states she has saturated two pads every hour. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
Notify the primary healthcare provider.
Assess the client’s pad.
Perform a fundal massage.
Reassure the mother that this is normal.
Be sure to consider describing words like first (second, third, etc.), prior to, priority, next, last, before, final, and after in questions. They indicate that there is one particular correct answer, even if the other answer choices may be related to the question.
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