Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 88%
Practice
A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for two postoperative cesarean clients. One client had spinal anesthesia for the delivery while the other client had an epidural. Which of the following complications will the nurse monitor the spinal client for that the epidural client is much less high risk for?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Postural headache is a common complication of spinal anesthesia but less common with epidural anesthesia.