A patient has been on magnesium sulphate for 20 hours for treatment of pre-eclampsia.She just delivered a viable infant girl 30 minutes ago.What uterine findings would the nurse expect to assess in this patient?
A) Absence of uterine bleeding in the postpartum period
B) A fundus firm below the level of the umbilicus
C) Scant lochia flow
D) A boggy uterus with heavy lochia flow

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Because of the tocolytic effects of magnesium sulphate,this patient most likely would have a boggy uterus with increased amounts of bleeding and a heavy lochia flow in the postpartum period.

A Patient Has Been on Magnesium Sulphate for 20 Hours