Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 95%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A client who is postpartum and has a boggy uterus with heavy lochiaA nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and has a boggy uterus with heavy lochia. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Oxytocin promotes uterine contractions to reduce bleeding from a boggy uterus. Terbutaline and nifedipine relax the uterus, and clomiphene is for ovulation induction.