Exam 28: Care of the Mother and Newborn

After delivery of a 9-lb baby,the nurse assesses a perineal laceration extending through the muscles of the perineum.The nurse records this as a ________-degree laceration.

What is a characteristic of a normal breast-fed infant's stool?

The nurse is giving a bath demonstration for a group of new mothers.What should be included in the demonstration?

The nurse identifies that the newborn is jaundiced within the first 24 hours of birth,with jaundice occurring over bony prominences of the face and the mucous membrane.What type of jaundice does this represent?

The new mother calls the nurse to her room to show how her baby is "jerking around" when she changes his position.The nurse understands that the baby is exhibiting which normal reflex?

A new mother asks for advice on how to quiet her fussy newborn.Which responses would be appropriate to suggest to the mother? (Select all that apply. )

What is the name of the vaginal discharge that occurs immediately following delivery?

Which of the following measures could help prevent infant abduction? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is caring for a newborn who was circumcised earlier in the day.What should be included in the plan of care?

The postpartum mother with a third degree laceration tells the nurse she is afraid to have a bowel movement because of her painful episiotomy.What should the nurse do?

When assessing a mother 12 hours following the delivery of a baby,where should the nurse expect to palpate the fundus?

Which finding should the nurse suspect as abnormal in the newborn during the initial assessment?

Which tests are performed to detect inborn errors of metabolism in the newborn?

The nurse describes the return of the postpartum patient's uterus to a pregravid state as ________________.

When is breast engorgement most likely to occur?