A nurse is making a home-visit to a postpartum patient. The…
A nurse is making a home-visit to a postpartum patient. The patient delivered 10 days ago via vaginal birth. The patient’s vital signs are: Temp. 98.9F, Pulse 80 bpm, respiratory rate 19 breaths/min, BP 110/72. The nurses also makes the following notes: Breasts: soft, non-tender, no cracks/blisters noted. Uterus: Fundus firm, midline, 5 cm below umbilicus Bladder: no difficulty voiding, urine clear with no odor Bowels: normoactive, last BM yesterday Lochia: Serosa scant Extremities: homan’s sign neg., no warmth, redness or swelling. Which finding indicates delayed involution?