Exam 3: NUR202/ NUR 202 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Maternal Newborn Nursing | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis
Exam 3: NUR202/ NUR 202 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Maternal Newborn Nursing | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis Q: what is a puerperal infection? Answer: bacterial infection 24 hours after childbirth, fever will last for at least 2 days and up to 10 days Q: what is the second leading cause of postpartum hemorrhage? Answer: lacerations and hematomas Q: what is sub involution? what are the signs and causes? Answer: failure of the uterus to return to pre-pregnancy state. signs: prolonged lochia/bleeding, enlarged uterus (palpable) causes: retained placenta fragments Q: what is Methergine? what is a side effect of this drug? Answer: a medication used to treat uterine atony -causes a raise in BP (do not give if pt has HTN) Q: what are the signs of postpartum blues? when does it peak and subside? Answer: pt will cry a lot, be anxious, but can still bond, care, and talk to the baby -peak: day 5, subsides by day 10 Q: what are the signs of postpartum depression? Answer: -pt gets bad mood swings, has thoughts that ppl will be better without them, not interested in the baby -pt is at risk for suicide but will not plan to do so Q: what are the signs of postpartum psychosis?
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