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A Nurse Working on the Postpartum Unit Is Caring for a Woman

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A nurse working on the postpartum unit is caring for a woman who had a spontaneous delivery of a 9 lb, 6 oz baby 6 hr earlier. The nurse notes the patient has soaked four peri-pads and that her uterine fundus is boggy. Which of the following medications does the nurse anticipate being ordered?


A) Pitocin (oxytocin)
B) Methylergonovine (methergine)
C) Brethine (terbutaline)
D) Magnesium sulfate (magnesium sulfate)

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