Exam 17: Postpartum Adaptations and Nursing Care

Which patient is more likely to have less stress adjusting to her role as a mother?

Which assessment finding 24 hours after vaginal birth would indicate a need for further intervention?

During which stage of role attainment do the parents become acquainted with their baby and combine parenting activities with cues from the infant?

The postpartum patient who continually repeats the story of her labor, birth, and recovery experiences is performing which of the following tasks?

To assess fundal contraction 6 hours after cesarean birth, which technique should the nurse utilize?

Which of the following behaviors would be applicable to a nursing diagnosis of Risk for Impaired Parenting?

The postpartum nurse has completed discharge teaching for a patient being discharged after an uncomplicated vaginal birth. Which statement by the patient indicates that further teaching is necessary?

The postpartum nurse is reviewing dietary practices for an Asian patient. Which of the following should the nurse expect to observe as a dietary practice for this culture?

A postpartum patient asks, "Will these stretch marks ever go away?" Which is the nurse's best response?

The nurse has completed a postpartum assessment on a patient who delivered 1 hour ago. Which amount of lochia consists of a moderate amount?

Which maternal event is abnormal in the early postpartal period?

The nurse includes the addition of ice sitz baths for the postpartum patient. Which assessment finding indicates the treatment has been effective?

A family is concerned about how their 2-year-old son is going to react to the new baby. Which intervention would help facilitate sibling attachment?

Which description best explains the term reciprocal attachment behavior?

The nurse is providing care to a patient 2 hours after a cesarean birth. In the hand-off report, the preceding nurse indicated that the patient's lochia was scant rubra. On initial assessment, the oncoming nurse notes the patient's peripad is saturated with lochia rubra immediately after breastfeeding her infant. What is the nurse's priority action with this finding?

A pregnant patient asks when the dark line on her abdomen (linea nigra) will go away. The nurse knows the pigmentation will fade after birth due to

Which situation would require the administration of Rho(D) immune globulin?

Which fundal assessment finding at 12 hours after birth requires further assessment?

If the rubella vaccine is indicated for a postpartum patient, which instructions should be provided?

Which should the nurse do to provide support to a patient who must return to full-time employment 6 weeks after a vaginal birth?