The nurse is assessing a patient who is 6 hours postpartum after delivering a full-term healthy newborn. The patient complains to the nurse of feelings of faintness and dizziness. Which nursing action is most appropriate?
A.
Raise the head of the patient's bed.
B.
Obtain hemoglobin and hematocrit levels.
C.
Instruct the patient to request help when getting out of bed.
D.
Inform the nursery room nurse to avoid bringing the newborn to the patient until the patient's symptoms have subsided.