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The nurse from a medical-surgical unit is temporarily assigned to a maternity unit. It would be most appropriate to assign the medical-surgical nurse to a client who had a 1. cesarean delivery 24 hours ago 2. third-degree perineal laceration during delivery 3. premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and is on bed rest 4. vaginal delivery 2 days ago and is scheduled to be discharged

          The nurse from a medical-surgical unit is temporarily assigned to a maternity unit. It would be most appropriate to assign the medical-surgical nurse to a client who had a 1. cesarean delivery 24 hours ago 2. third-degree perineal laceration during delivery 3. premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and is on bed rest 4. vaginal delivery 2 days ago and is scheduled to be discharged
        
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The nurse from a medical-surgical unit is temporarily assigned to a maternity unit. It would be most appropriate to assign the medical-surgical nurse to a client who had a 1. cesarean delivery 24 hours ago 2. third-degree perineal laceration during delivery 3. premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and is on bed rest 4. vaginal delivery 2 days ago and is scheduled to be discharged
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