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What should a 5 day post partum patient's lochia be documented as? |
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Patient is told that it will take how long before the vagina returns to prepregnancy state? |
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The level of what hormone rises in the bloodstream with breastfeeding? |
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What can the nurse teach the patient about birth control and breastfeeding? |
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Patient asks why she is sweating so badly, even 6 hours after birth. How could the nurse explain this? |
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Tell her she is still getting rid of excess fluids. |
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What condition, that is not normal in pregnancy, needs closer evaluation post partally? |
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What pregnancy condition returns to normal after delivery? |
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PAtient's vital signs six hours postpartum are 116/77, P 82, T 99.2. What intervention should the nurse include? |
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What intervention is performed for a patient 2 days post-op c-section with constipation? |
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Patient has 3rd degree episiotomy. All except what can be expected in postpartum orders. |
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What medications are administered to help stop hemorrhage and increase uterine contractions? |
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Pitocin, methergine, and hemabate |
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How would the nurse observe/assess attachment of mother and newborn? |
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Observe a feeding and how the mother responds when the infant cries. |
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How do you teach a new mother to prevent mastitis? |
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Proper breastfeeding technique |
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What is the most common postpartum infection? |
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What lab value is indicative of DIC? |
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What is something a nurse can tell a new father to help him see the attachment/bond with his newborn? |
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Tell him the baby responds to his voice. |
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Nurse follows up with a new mom approximately 5 days after discharge. NEw mom reports she loves her baby but finds herself crying for no reason. What would be the best explanation? |
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What is an early sign of postpartum hemorrhage? |
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Patient delivered the night before. During the 7:30 a.m. assessment the nurse palpates a firm fundus but continuous bleeding. What intervention is necessary? |
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What must always be done before calling a physician regarding continuous bleeding? |
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Palpate and massage the fundus. |
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10 days post-op checkup the patient's fundus is just above the symphisis pubis, what is suspected? |
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Postpartum labs indicated the patient had a rubella titer of 1:7, what should the nurse prepare to do? |
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Administer the meruvac injection. |
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When should the nurse anticipate administration of rhogam? |
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Within 72 hours of birth. |
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What advice is given to patient regarding resuming sexual activity? |
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Can resume when the episiotomy heals (2-3 weeks) and there's no lochia. |
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What patient is at risk for postpartum hemorrhage? |
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The patient that is induced and then given MGSO4 for seizures. |
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What condition presisposes patient to infection? |
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How should a patient clean the perineum to prevent UTI? |
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What are the signs/symptoms of DIC? |
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Oozing around the IV site and spontaneous bleeding in the gums. |
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What orders should be completed 1st? |
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Patient is complaining of afterbirth pains, what should the nurse do? |
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Give prescribed opioids and delay assessment until medications begin to work. |
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What is the cause of afterbirth pains? |
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What is the best explanation of the end result of stretch marks? |
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The fade to white or silver |
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