Exam 9: The Family After Birth

The nurse is aware that the newborn is considered hypoglycemic if the blood glucose level is below _____ mg/dL.

Following delivery, the nurse's assessment reveals a soft, boggy uterus located above the level of the umbilicus. The appropriate intervention is to:

The nurse is giving a shower to a patient who had a cesarean section 2 days previously. What intervention(s) should be included before, during, and after the shower? Select all that apply.

While instructing a new mother on formula preparations, what type(s) would the nurse include? Select all that apply.

The hormone responsible for milk production is ____________________.

The nurse assesses the initial lochia postdelivery, which is known as:

In the recovery room, the nurse checks the newly delivered woman's fundus following a cesarean section. How would the nurse proceed with this assessment?

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

The statement that indicates the new mother is breastfeeding correctly is:

The nurse instructed a postpartum woman about storing and freezing breast milk. The nurse determines that the teaching was effective when the woman says:

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.

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:

A new mother has decided not to breastfeed her newborn. The nurse planning to teach the mother about formula feeding would include:

Which assessment(s) would lead the nurse to determine the gestational age of the infant as preterm? Select all that apply.

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

The nurse assessing a newborn recognizes a sign of hypoglycemia, which is:

A woman will be discharged 48 hours after a vaginal delivery. When planning discharge teaching, the information the nurse would include about lochia is that:

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

The nurse can expect which intervention to be ordered if the postpartum woman is not immune to rubella?

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