PPH may be sudden and result in rapid blood loss.

The nurse must be alert to the symptoms of hemorrhage and hypovolemic shock and be prepared to act quickly to minimize blood loss.

Astute assessment of circulatory status can be done with noninvasive monitoring.

Please match the type of noninvasive assessment that the RN would perform with the appropriate clinical manifestation or body system:.

The presence or absence of anxiety is a noninvasive assessment that the RN would perform to evaluate the patient’s psychological status and possible signs of hypovolemic shock.

Anxiety can indicate reduced cerebral perfusion due to blood loss and low blood pressure.

Choice A is wrong because pulse oximetry is a noninvasive assessment that the RN would perform to measure the oxygen saturation of the patient’s blood, not the circulatory status.

Choice B is wrong because heart sounds are a noninvasive assessment that the RN would perform to auscultate the cardiac rhythm and rate of the patient, not the circulatory status.

Choice C is wrong because arterial pulses are a noninvasive assessment that the RN would perform to palpate the strength and quality of the patient’s peripheral pulses, not the circulatory status.

Choice D is wrong because skin color, temperature, and turgor are noninvasive assessments that the RN would perform to observe the skin integrity and hydration of the patient, not the circulatory status.

Normal ranges for pulse oximetry are 95% to 100%, for heart rate are 60 to 100 beats per minute, and for blood pressure are 120/80 mmHg.