A patient who has been on prolonged bedrest for bleeding associated with placenta previa was taken to the operating room for an emergency cesarean delivery. Sixteen hours postoperatively, the patient complains that her left leg is hurting. The nurse finds that the entire left leg is swollen and has pitting edema, while the right leg appears to be normal. Which order does the nurse anticipate when paging the health care provider to the room?

A patient who has been on prolonged bedrest for bleeding associated with placenta previa was taken to the operating room for an emergency cesarean delivery. Sixteen hours postoperatively, the patient complains that her left leg is hurting. The nurse finds that the entire left leg is swollen and has pitting edema, while the right leg appears to be normal. Which order does the nurse anticipate when paging the health care provider to the room?

The nurse's initial response if a pulmonary embolism is suspected should be to:

Postpartum teaching related to urinary health should emphasize:

A breastfeeding woman develops mastitis. She tells the nurse that she will feed her baby formula instead of breastfeeding until the infection is healed. The best nursing response is that:

What type of lochia is bright to dark red and occurs on days 1 -3 postpartum?