Exam 57: Postpartum Care

A breastfeeding client who is 2 weeks' postpartum tells the nurse her nipples are very sore and she is able to breastfeed for only short periods.The nurse should recognize the client is at risk for developing:

What are the usual causes of maternal afterpains?

Which of these actions is essential when a nurse is caring for a postpartum client who is getting out of bed for the first time?

A postpartum client who is a primipara and her husband prepared for their baby's birth by taking Lamaze classes,but the client had to have an emergency cesarean delivery.According to Reva Rubin's restorative/adaptive phases,the nurse would expect this couple to experience the MOST difficulty during which phase?

When a client is 12 hours postpartum,the nurse would expect the client's fundus to be in which of these positions?

A client is exhibiting signs of postpartum depression.Which of the following symptoms would indicate the client's condition has advanced to that of postpartum psychosis?

A client delivered her baby vaginally 1 week ago today.The nurse would expect to palpate the client's uterine fundus at which of these levels?