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after a cesarean birth a nurse performs fundal checks every 15 minutes. the nurse determines that the fundus is soft and boggy. what is the priority nursing action at this time?

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after a cesarean birth a nurse performs fundal checks every 15 minutes. the nurse determines that the fundus is soft and boggy. the priority nursing action at this time is massaging the client's fundus.

What is fundus ?

Your fundus should be located near your belly button an hour or so after giving birth (where it was at 20 weeks). Then, it ought to gradually shrink by 1 centimeter every 24 hours. Your fundus should be at your pubic bone at around one week after giving birth (where it was at 12 weeks).

Why do we check the fundus after birth?

Fundal massages are used to promote uterine contraction and stop postpartum bleeding. Typically, depending on your pace of bleeding, it is done every 10 minutes or so.

The fundus is hard and at the level of the umbilicus by about an hour after delivery. By two weeks after delivery, the fundus should be unpalpable as it continues to sink into the pelvis at a rate of around one centimeter (fingerbreadth) every day.

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