A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postpartum and has a fourth-degree laceration of the perineum. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Apply a moist, warm compress to the perineum.

Administer methylergonovine 0.2 mg IM.

Provide the client with a cool sitz bath.

Apply povidone-iodine to the client’s perineum after she voids.