An RPN is assessing a client who is 12 hours postpartum. The RPN palpates the client's fundus and finds it to be boggy, located two fingerbreadths above the umbilicus, and deviated to the right. What is the RPN's priority action?
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A
Administer a PRN analgesic for afterpains.
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B
Document the findings and reassess in one hour.
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C
Assist the client to empty her bladder and then reassess the fundus.
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D
Encourage the client to breastfeed to stimulate uterine contractions.