Practice Question
The nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours post cesarean section.
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Correct Answer:
Encouraging early ambulation to promote circulation.
Rationale:
🟢 Encouraging early ambulation to promote circulation. Early ambulation improves circulation, reducing risk of infection and thrombosis.
🟢 Helps with lung expansion, lowering risk of postoperative pneumonia.
🟢 Stimulates bowel movement, reducing postoperative complications.
🟢 Increases wound oxygenation, essential for healing.
🟢 Is evidence-based first-line prevention for postoperative infections.
Supplemental oxygen
🟢 Not routinely needed unless hypoxic.
🟢Does not directly prevent infection.
Prophylactic antibiotics beyond immediate period
🟢 Not recommended because overuse increases resistance.
🟢Standard protocol is a single pre-incision dose or within 24 hrs.
Teaching aseptic wound care
🟢 Important but secondary to physiologic prevention.
🟢 Does not replace benefits of circulation.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: General Exams
- Domain: 🤱🏼Maternity & Newborn Care
- Answer Choices: 4