A woman gave birth vaginally to a 9-pound, 12-ounce girl yesterday. Her primary health care provider has written orders for peri
neal ice packs, use of a sitz bath three times daily, and a stool softener. Which information regarding the client’s condition is most closely correlated with these orders? a. Woman received epidural anesthesia b. Women has an episiotomy c. Woman is a gravida 2, para 2 d. Woman had a vacuum-assisted birth
These orders are typical interventions for a woman who has had an episiotomy, lacerations, and hemorrhoids. A multiparous classification is not an indication for these orders. A vacuum-assisted birth may be used in conjunction with an episiotomy, which would indicate these interventions. Use of epidural anesthesia has no correlation with these orders.
