Exam 21: Nursing Care During the Fourth Trimester

In the recovery room,if a woman is asked either to raise her legs (knees extended) off the bed or to flex her knees,place her feet flat on the bed,and raise her buttocks well off the bed,most likely she is being tested to see whether she:

A woman gave birth 48 hours ago to a healthy infant girl. She has decided to bottle-feed. During your assessment you notice that both of her breasts are swollen,warm,and tender on palpation. The woman should be advised that this condition can best be treated by:

If a woman is at risk for thrombus and is not ready to ambulate,nurses might intervene by doing all of these interventions except:

The trend in the United States is for women to remain hospitalized no longer than 1 or 2 days after giving birth for all of the following reasons except:

If a mother and her family have freely chosen early discharge from the hospital,the nurse and the health care provider are not legally responsible if complications occur and her condition had not been stabilized within normal limits.

A hospital has a number of different perineal pads available for use. A nurse is observed soaking several of them and writing down what she sees. This activity indicates that the nurse is trying to: