Exam 23: Postpartum Complications

_________________________ refers to the grief response that occurs with reminders of loss. This typically happens on special anniversary dates of the loss.

When caring for a postpartum woman experiencing hemorrhagic shock,the nurse recognizes that the most objective and least invasive assessment of adequate organ perfusion and oxygenation is:

With shortened hospital stays,new mothers are often discharged before they begin to experience symptoms of the baby blues or postpartum depression. As part of the discharge teaching,the nurse can prepare the mother for this adjustment to her new role by instructing her regarding self-care activities to help prevent postpartum depression. The most accurate statement as related to these activities is to:

A primary nursing responsibility when caring for a woman experiencing an obstetric hemorrhage associated with uterine atony is to:

Nurses who want to help parents with their decision making about an autopsy or who may be required to be involved in seeking consent for autopsies should be aware that:

One of the first symptoms of puerperal infection to assess for in the postpartum woman is:

The perinatal nurse assisting with establishing lactation is aware that acute mastitis can be minimized by:

During the initial acute distress phase of grieving,parents still must make unexpected and unwanted decisions about funeral arrangements and even naming the baby. The nurse's role should be to:

According to Beck's studies,what risk factor for postpartum depression is likely to have the greatest effect on the woman's condition?

A newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is dying as a result of a massive infection. The parents speak to the neonatologist,who informs them of their son's prognosis. When the father sees his son,he says,"He looks just fine to me. I can't understand what all this is about." The most appropriate response by the nurse would be:

The first and most important nursing intervention when a nurse observes profuse postpartum bleeding is to:

The nurse would conclude that grieving parents had progressed to the reorganization/recovery phase during a follow-up visit a year later if:

Nurses need to know the basic definitions and incidence data about postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). For instance:

In helping bereaved parents cope and move on,nurses should keep in mind that:

With regard to organ donation after an infant's death,nurses should be aware that:

A family is visiting two surviving triplets. The third triplet died 2 days ago. What action would indicate that the family had begun to grieve for the dead infant?

Possible alternative and complementary therapies for postpartum depression (PPD) for breastfeeding mothers include (choose all that apply):

The nurse caring for a family during a loss might notice that survival guilt sometimes is felt at the death of an infant by the child's:

The most appropriate statement that the nurse can make to bereaved parents is:

What options for saying goodbye would the nurse want to discuss with a woman who is diagnosed with having a stillborn girl?