Exam 9: The Family After Birth

On the second postpartum day,a mother bathed her newborn for the first time.She tells the nurse,"I don't think I did it right." Based on the mother's comment,she is most likely in the postpartum psychological stage of:

The hormone responsible for milk "let-down" or ejection from the breasts is ____________.

The nurse counseling a lactating mother about diet would include instructions to:

When a woman asks about resumption of her menstrual cycle after childbirth,the nurse responds that:

The statement made by a new mother that indicates she needs additional information about breastfeeding is:

The nurse assessing the fundus of the uterus immediately after delivery would expect to find the uterus:

The nurse's instructions for a new mother to care for the infant's umbilical cord will include:

For security purposes,when the nurse brings the infant from the nursery to the mother the nurse should:

A primipara tells the nurse,"My afterpains get worse when I am breastfeeding." The most appropriate nursing response would be:

The nurse assesses a 6-inch stain of lochia rubra on a pad that was worn for 2 hours.The nurse would document this as a(n)________________ amount of lochia.