Exam 24: Postpartum Complications

What is the basis for the most appropriate statement that the nurse can make to young bereaved parents?

What infection is contracted mostly by mothers who are breastfeeding and usually occurs after the first postpartum week?

A woman is diagnosed with having a stillborn.At first,she appears stunned by the news,cries a little,and then asks you to call her mother.What is the phase of bereavement the woman is experiencing?

Which medication can be used to manage postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)?

What should the nurse be aware of with regard to organ donation after an infant's death?

Which would signify that grieving parents had progressed to the reorganization/recovery phase a year after their loss?

In helping bereaved parents cope and move on,nurses should keep in mind which of the following?

Which is a possible alternative or complementary therapy for postpartum depression (PPD)for breastfeeding mothers?

The nurse caring for a family during a loss might notice that survivor guilt sometimes is felt at the death of an infant by which family member?

Which is one of the first symptoms of puerperal infection to assess for in the postpartum woman?

What is the most objective and least invasive assessment of adequate organ perfusion and oxygenation when caring for a postpartum woman experiencing hemorrhagic shock?

Which are adverse effects that the nurse needs to be aware of when caring for a woman with a postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)who is being administrated carboprost tromethamine? Select all that apply.Express answer with small letters,followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

A woman who has recently given birth complains of pain and tenderness in her leg.On physical examination the nurse notices warmth and redness over an enlarged,hardened area.What should the nurse suspect,and then what should the nurse implement to confirm the diagnosis?

What options for saying goodbye would the nurse want to discuss with a woman who is diagnosed with having a stillborn girl?

The nurse should be aware that a pessary would be most effective in the treatment of which disorder?

When helping the mother,father,and other family members actualize the loss of the infant,what should the nurse do?

The symptoms of mild-to-moderate urinary incontinence (UI)can be successfully decreased by a number of strategies.Which should the nurse instruct the patient to use first?

What is one of the main concerns when a woman is diagnosed with postpartum depression (PPD)without psychotic features?

A woman experienced a miscarriage at 10 weeks of gestation and had a dilation and curettage (D&C).She states that she is just fine and wants to go home as soon as possible.While you are assessing her responses to her loss,she tells you that she had purchased some baby things and had picked out a name.On the basis of your assessment of her responses,what nursing intervention would you use first?