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Cesarean Care — NCLEX Cheat Sheet

Surgical birth, abdominal

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👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-07-11 🏷️ Physiological Adaptation 🔖 Free to read, print, and share

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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Cesarean Care on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Pre

Key facts

Foley, IV, consent, NPO
Wedge to left → avoid supine

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Post

Key facts

Fundus firm, midline, assess
Early ambulation → prevent DVT
Splint incision, deep breathe

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Report

Notify / act now

Saturated pad < 1 hr = hemorrhage
Boggy fundus → massage, report
Calf pain, redness = DVT

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What to look for

Incision: redness, drainage
Monitor I&O, return of BS

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Quick Tip

The client has both an abdominal incision and a uterine incision, increasing risks of hemorrhage, infection, and slowed recovery compared with vaginal birth.

📖 Related Topics

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