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E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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QUESTION 1 zm




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QUESTION 2 zm




Fourteen days after delivery, a client returns to the outpatient clinic to be checked by
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ma nurse. The nurse determines the client's uterus is located 3 cm. above the symphysi
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s pubis. How should the nurse interpret this finding?
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a. Normal involution
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b. A response to lactation
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c. Subinvolution
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d. A positive sign of infection
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ANSWER

c. Subinvolution By 10 days after delivery, the uterus should no longer be palpable when normal inv
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olution occurs. If it is palpable above the symphysis pubis, it is called subinvolution. Although infecti
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on can be a cause of subinvolution, it is not the only cause. The nurse should not assume the client
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has an infection. Lactation encourages normal involution; it is not related to subinvolution.
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QUESTION 3 zm




At 8 hours postpartum, a new mother has an oral temperature of 100 degrees F. How
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mshould the nurse interpret this finding?
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a. The client has an infection
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b. The client is anemic
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c. The client is dehydrated
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d. The client has breast engorgement
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, ANSWER

c. The client is dehydrated Restriction of fluids during labor and normal postpartum diuresis can ca
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use the woman to have a slightly elevated temperature due to dehydration. Anemia and breast engo
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rgement would not cause an elevation in temperature. It is too early for an infection to cause a rise
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min temperature. A temp of 100.4 or greater after the first 24 hours PP may be an indication of infe
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ction.



QUESTION 4 zm




In the "taking-
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hold" phase of postpartum recovery, what maternal behavior would the nurse expect t
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o see?
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a. The mother expresses concern about her behavior during labor.
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b. The mother states she will assume full care of her baby "tomorrow."
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c. The mother asks to take care of the baby herself.
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d. The mother orders extra helping of food at each meal.
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ANSWER

c. The mother asks to take care of the baby herself.
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QUESTION 5 zm




A nurse notes that a 6-hour-
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old neonate has cyanotic hands and feet. Which of the following actions by the nurse i
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s appropriate?
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a. Administer oxygen.
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b. Swaddle neonate in a blanket.
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c. Place the neonate in a warmer.
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d. Apply a pulse oximeter.
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ANSWER

b. Swaddle neonate in a blanket. The assessment findings indicate acrocyanosis. This is a normal fin
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ding in a newborn. No specific intervention is needed but to maintain normal thermalregulation for
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the newborn. There was nothing noted in the description that indicated the newborn was cold or w
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as not able to maintain its temperature.
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QUESTION 6 zm




The nurse notes that a newborn, who is 5 minutes old, exhibits the following characte
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ristics: heart rate 108 bpm, respiratory rate 29 rpm with lusty cry, pink body with bl
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uish hands and feet, some flexion. What does the nurse determine the baby's Apgar sc
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ore is? zm



a. 8 zm



b. 9 zm