Postpartum Assessment Paper

The initial postpartum assessment for a Cesarean mother is similar to a postpartum assessment for vaginal birth mother and are done every 30 minutes for 1 hour according to hospital policies.
These assessments include...
-obtaining vital signs of the mother to indicate hemorrhage or shock, shown by a decrease in blood pressure; pulse oximeter is also used to identify a decrease respiratory function
-monitoring the IV site for infiltration and rate of solution flow. This reassures that there may be no clinical signs of inflammation at the site, such as redness welling, warmth. Adjusting the flow rate correctly prevents risks for dehydration or fluid overload and preventing especially a bolus with regards to kinks in the IV tubing.
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