Exam 9: The Family After Birth

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 of the following interventions to be ordered if the postpartum woman is not immune to rubella?

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 nurse assesses the initial lochia postdelivery, which is:

The nurse's instructions for a new mother to care for the baby's umbilical cord will include:

The nurse assessing the fundus of the uterus immediately after delivery would expect to find the uterus:

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

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

The nurse should teach the postpartum woman about perineal self-care by instructing her to:

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 states her preference to formula-feed her newborn. The nurse planning discharge instructions would tell her about a measure to help suppress lactation and promote comfort, which is:

The hormone responsible for milk production is ____________________.

The nurse explains that the physician will order RhoGAM in the event that a/an:

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

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

The nurse explains that the only absolute contraindication for a mother to breastfeed her child is ____________________ infection.

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

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

The nurse counseling a lactating mother about diet would include instructions to: