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3 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 5
2. The placenta produces the hormone human placental lactogen, an insulin antagonist. After
birth, the placenta, the major source of insulin resistance, is gone. Insulin needs decrease and
women with type 1 diabetes may only need one-half to two-thirds of the prenatal insulin during
the first few PP days.
Which of the following changes best described the insulin needs of a client with type 1
diabetes who has just delivered an infant vaginally without complications?
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same as before pregnancy
Remain the same as during pregnancy
Which of the following behaviors characterizes the PP mother in the taking in phase?
Passive and dependant
Striving for independence and autonomy
Curious and interested in care of the baby
Exhibiting maximum readiness for new learning
Which of the following interventions would be helpful to a breastfeeding mother who is
experiencing engorged breasts?
Applying ice
Applying a breast binder
Teaching how to express her breasts in a warm shower
Administering bromocriptine (Parlodel)
Which of the following complications is most likely responsible for a delayed
postpartum hemorrhage?
Cervical laceration
Clotting deficiency
Perineal laceration
Uterine Subinvolution
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Name: Score:
3 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 5
2. The placenta produces the hormone human placental lactogen, an insulin antagonist. After
birth, the placenta, the major source of insulin resistance, is gone. Insulin needs decrease and
women with type 1 diabetes may only need one-half to two-thirds of the prenatal insulin during
the first few PP days.
Which of the following changes best described the insulin needs of a client with type 1
diabetes who has just delivered an infant vaginally without complications?
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same as before pregnancy
Remain the same as during pregnancy
Which of the following behaviors characterizes the PP mother in the taking in phase?
Passive and dependant
Striving for independence and autonomy
Curious and interested in care of the baby
Exhibiting maximum readiness for new learning
Which of the following interventions would be helpful to a breastfeeding mother who is
experiencing engorged breasts?
Applying ice
Applying a breast binder
Teaching how to express her breasts in a warm shower
Administering bromocriptine (Parlodel)
Which of the following complications is most likely responsible for a delayed
postpartum hemorrhage?
Cervical laceration
Clotting deficiency
Perineal laceration
Uterine Subinvolution
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