Relias: Nursing Care of the Patient with Obstetric and Postpartum Hemorrhage Assessment

Relias: Nursing Care of the Patient with Obstetric and Postpartum Hemorrhage Assessment Question 1 of 63 During a cesarean, the provider communicates that the drapes have been suctioned out prior to the delivery of the placenta. The nurse notes the suction canister has 350 mL of blood-tinged fluid in it. The nurse quickly switches to a new suction canister prior to the delivery of the placenta. As the fascia is closed, the provider again suctions the drape, and the nurse notes 600 mL of blood in the new canister. Twenty sponges in 4 sponge counter bags are weighed with a total amount of 400 g. The nurse knows the dry weight of 20 sponges and 4 counter bags is 250 g. What amount of quantitative blood loss does the nurse record for this birth? Select an answer.