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Nursing Care of a Postpartal Family/ Care of The New Mother 2022 latest Study Guide. Which action would most make the nurse believe that a postpartum woman is accepting a child well?The nurse assesses a postpartum woman's perineum and notices that her lochial discharge is moderate in amount and red. The nurse would record this as what type of lochia?A nurse helps a postpartum woman out of bed for the first time postpartally and notices that she has a very heavy lochia flow. Which assessment finding would best help the nurse decide that the flow is within normal limits?. Which information would the nurse emphasize in the teaching plan for a postpartal woman who is reluctant to begin taking warm sitz baths?. A postpartal woman with an episiotomy asks the nurse about perineal care. Which recommendation would the nurse give?Which finding would lead the nurse to suspect that a woman is developing a postpartum complication?When doing a health assessment, at which location would the nurse expect to palpate the fundus in a woman on the second postpartal day and how should it feel?When palpating for fundal height on a postpartal woman, which technique is preferable?A postpartal woman is concerned that her abdomen is extremely lax. Which exercise would the nurse suggest she start on the second day postpartum to tighten her abdominal muscles?A woman who is two days postpartum has painful hemorrhoids postpartally. Which of the following positions would you suggest she use for resting?A woman states that she still feels exhausted on her second postpartal day. The nurse's best advice for her would be to do which action?. A postpartal woman has a history of thrombophlebitis. Which action would help the nurse determine if she is developing this postpartally?A postpartal woman (gravida 1, para 1) asks immediately after delivery if she should request rooming-in with her infant. Your best response would be that:. A nurse is assessing a postpartal woman. Which behavior would the nurse interpret as an indication that the woman is entering the taking-hold phase of the postpartal period?The nurse notices that a new mother who is beginning postpartum day 2 handles the newborn tentatively and does not kiss the child when holding him. What should the nurse suspect as the probable reason for this behavior?While documenting patient care, the nurse notes that a postpartum patient is accepting the birth of the child well. What did the nurse most likely observe to come to this conclusion?The nurse assesses a postpartum patient's discharge as being moderate in amount and red in color. How should the nurse document the appearance of the lochia?. While observing care being provided to an infant, the new mother looks at the nurse repeatedly and asks, "Am I doing this the right way?" Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse select to guide the care needs of the mother at this time?A postpartum patient is reluctant to begin taking warm sitz baths. What should the nurse emphasize when teaching the patient about this treatment approach?The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of teaching on perineal care provided to a postpartum patient. Which outcome indicates that teaching has been effective?The nurse is concerned that a new mother is developing a postpartum complication. What did the nurse most likely assess in this patient?The nurse is assessing the fundus of a patient on postpartum day 2. What should the nurse expect when palpating the fundus?The nurse manager of a postpartum care area is planning educational sessions for the nursing staff to support the 2020 National Health Goals for postpartum care. Which information should be included in this staff training? Select all that apply.A postpartum patient is concerned about loose tissue around the abdominal area. Which exercise should the nurse recommend that the patient begin on postpartum day 2 to strengthen and tighten these muscles?. A postpartum patient is experiencing painful hemorrhoids. Which position should the nurse suggest the patient use when resting?The nurse provides discharge instructions to a postpartum patient. Which patient statement indicates that teaching has been effective?. A postpartum patient has a history of thrombophlebitis. What should the nurse do to determine if the patient is developing this after delivery?A new mother asks if it is possible to have rooming-in with the newborn. How should the nurse respond to this patient's request?The nurse is concerned that a new mother is ambivalent about the newborn and does not participate in newborn care. What action should the nurse take to help both the mother and newborn at this time?A postpartum patient is prescribed docusate sodium (Colace) as treatment for constipation. What should the nurse include when teaching the patient about this medication? Select all that apply................................................................................................DOWNLOAD FOR AN A GRADE................................................................BEST OF SUCCESS

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Nursing Care of a Postpartal Family/
Care of The New Mother 2022 latest
Study Guide
1. Which action would most make the nurse believe that a postpartum woman is accepting a child well?

A) She states she has named the child after a well-loved friend.
B) She turns her face to meet the infant's eyes when she holds her.
C) She comments that her baby has the most hair of any in the nursery.
D) She asks the nurse to use her camera to take a photo of the child.

Ans: B

Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
Cognitive Level: Apply
Page: 400
Feedback: An "enface" position is a mark of a woman who is interacting warmly with a newborn.

2. The nurse assesses a postpartum woman's perineum and notices that her lochial discharge is
moderate in amount and red. The nurse would record this as what type of lochia?

A) lochia rubra
B) lochia serosa
C) lochia normalia
D) lochia alba

Ans: A

Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
Cognitive Level: Remember
Page: 404
Feedback: Lochia rubra is red; it lasts for the first few days of the postpartal period.

3. A nurse helps a postpartum woman out of bed for the first time postpartally and notices that she has
a very heavy lochia flow. Which assessment finding would best help the nurse decide that the flow is
within normal limits?

A) The flow contains large clots.
B) The flow is over 500 mL.
C) Her uterus is soft to your touch.
D) The color of the flow is red.

Ans: D

Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

, Nursing Care of a Postpartal Family/
Care of The New Mother 2022 latest
Study Guide
Cognitive Level: Apply
Page: 404
Feedback: A typical lochia flow on the first day postpartally is red; it contains no large clots; the uterus is
firm, indicating that it is well contracted.

4. Which information would the nurse emphasize in the teaching plan for a postpartal woman who is
reluctant to begin taking warm sitz baths?

A) Sitz baths cause perineal vasoconstriction and decreased bleeding.
B) The longer a sitz bath is continued, the more therapeutic it becomes.
C) Sitz baths increase the blood supply to the perineal area.
D) Sitz baths may lead to increased postpartal infection.

Ans: C

Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
Cognitive Level: Apply
Page: 412
Feedback: Sitz baths decrease pain and aid healing by increasing blood flow to the perineum.

5. A postpartal woman with an episiotomy asks the nurse about perineal care. Which recommendation
would the nurse give?

A) Avoid using soap for any perineal care.
B) Wash her perineum with her daily shower.
C) Use an alcohol wipe to wash her episiotomy line.
D) Refrain from washing lochia from the suture line.

Ans: B

Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Apply
Page: 413
Feedback: A suture line should be kept free of lochia to discourage infection. Washing with soap and
water at the time of a shower will help to do this.

6. Which finding would lead the nurse to suspect that a woman is developing a postpartum
complication?

A) an absence of lochia
B) red-colored lochia for the first 24 hours

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