Exam 10: Nursing Care of Women with Complications After Birth

What should the nurse's first action be when postpartum hemorrhage from uterine atony is suspected?

During a postpartum assessment,a woman reports her right calf is painful.The nurse observes edema and redness along the saphenous vein in the right lower leg.Based on this finding,what does the nurse explain the probable treatment will involve?

A nurse is discussing risk factors for postpartum shock with a childbirth preparation class.What will the nurse include in this education session?

Massage and putting the infant to the breast of a postpartum patient have been ineffective in controlling a boggy uterus.What will the nurse anticipate might be ordered by the physician?

The nurse explains that a slower than expected return of the uterus to the nonpregnant state is called _______________.

The nurse weighs a saturated perineal pad and finds it to weigh 15 grams.The nurse is aware that this indicates a blood loss of _____ mL.

The nurse is caring for a woman who had a cesarean birth yesterday.Varicose veins are visible on both legs.What nursing action is the most appropriate to prevent thrombus formation?

A woman is diagnosed with a urinary tract infection in the postpartum period.What foods can the nurse encourage to increase the acidity of urine?

The nurse instructs the postpartum patient that her nutritional intake should include which food(s)particularly supportive to healing?

Although the nurse has massaged the uterus every 15 minutes,it remains flaccid,and the patient continues to pass large clots.What does the nurse recognize these signs indicate?

After a prolonged labor,a woman vaginally delivered a 10 pound,3 ounce infant boy.What complication should the nurse be alert for in the immediate postpartum period?

Which statement indicates to the nurse on a postpartum home visit that the patient understands the signs of late postpartum hemorrhage?

What is the first sign of hypovolemic shock from postpartum hemorrhage?

A(n) is a collection of blood within the tissues.

A postpartum patient experiences anaphylactic shock.What is the most likely cause?

The nurse assesses a positive Homans sign when the patient's leg is flexed and foot sharply dorsiflexed.Where does the patient report that the pain is felt?

The 1-day postpartum patient shows a temperature elevation,cough,and slight shortness of breath on exertion.What action should the nurse implement based on these symptoms?

The nurse assesses a boggy uterus with the fundus above the umbilicus and deviated to the side.What should the nurse's next assessment be?

A woman has had persistent lochia rubra for 2 weeks after her delivery and is experiencing pelvic discomfort.What does the nurse explain is the usual treatment for subinvolution?

What is the best response to a postpartum woman who tells the nurse she feels "tired and sick all of the time since I had the baby 3 months ago"?