How this exercise works
Read the clinical scenario and choose the first nursing action. Use ABC order — airway and breathing emergencies before circulation issues, then less urgent needs.
Fundamental concept
Selecting the first nursing action by addressing airway, breathing, and circulation threats before lesser urgent needs.
Read: ABC Prioritization for NCLEX-PN →Scenario
Four hours after vaginal delivery, a client soaks two perineal pads in 15 minutes, heart rate 118/min, blood pressure 92/58 mm Hg, and the uterus is boggy above the umbilicus.
Four hours after vaginal delivery, a client soaks two perineal pads in 15 minutes, heart rate 118/min, blood pressure 92/58 mm Hg, and the uterus is boggy above the umbilicus.
Which action takes priority?
