Exam 10: Nursing Care of Women with Complications After Birth

Three weeks after delivering her first child,a woman tells the nurse,"I waited so long for this baby and now that she is here,I can't believe how different my life is from what I expected." What is the best nursing response to the woman's statement?

A woman is prescribed Coumadin (warfarin)to treat deep vein thrombosis.What will the nurse instruct this woman is the antidote for warfarin overdose?

At her 6-week postpartum checkup,a woman mentions to the nurse that she cannot sleep and is not eating.She feels guilty because sometimes she believes her infant is dead.What does the nurse recognize as the cause of this woman's symptoms?

The new mother who had a vaginal delivery yesterday has a white blood cell count of 30,000 cells/dL.What action should the nurse implement?

A postpartum patient is experiencing hypovolemic shock.What interventions can the nurse anticipate?

Five days after a spontaneous vaginal delivery,a woman comes to the emergency room because she has a fever and persistent cramping.What does the nurse recognize as the possible cause of these signs and symptoms?

While caring for a postpartum patient who had a vaginal delivery yesterday,the nurse assesses a firm uterine fundus and a trickle of bright blood.How does the nurse most likely feel and react to this finding?

One day after discharge,the postpartum patient calls the clinic complaining of a reddened area on her lower leg,temperature elevation of 37° C (99.8° F),rust-colored lochia,and sore breasts.What does the nurse suspect from these symptoms?

A 4-week postpartum patient with mastitis asks the nurse if she can continue to breastfeed.What is the nurse's most helpful response?

A woman had a vaginal delivery two days ago and is preparing for discharge.What will the nurse plan to teach the woman to report to help prevent postpartum complications?

What statement by the patient leads the nurse to determine a woman with mastitis understands treatment instructions?

The nurse assesses the perineal pad placed on a 3-hour postdelivery patient and finds that there is no lochia on it.What would the nurse expect to find on further assessment?

What will the nurse teach a nursing mother to do to reduce the risk of mastitis?