Exam 20: Postpartum Adaptations

A nurse has taught a woman how to do Kegel exercises.What statement by the patient shows good understanding?

A nurse has taught a woman and partner about measures to improve sexuality after childbirth.Which statement by the partner demonstrates a need for further teaching?

Which finding 12 hours after birth requires further assessment?

A woman's chart indicates she has a second-degree laceration.When assessing this patient,the nurse plans to observe which of the following structures? (Select all that apply.)

In providing support to a new mother who must return to full-time employment 6 weeks after a vaginal delivery,which action by the nurse is best?

The nurse assesses a woman's episiotomy or perineal laceration using the acronym REEDA.What factors does this include? (Select all that apply.)

To promote bonding and attachment immediately after delivery,what action by the nurse is most important?

A 25-year-old gravida 1 para 1 who had an emergency cesarean birth 3 days ago is scheduled for discharge.As the nurse prepares her for discharge,she begins to cry.What action should the nurse take first?

Postpartal overdistention of the bladder and urinary retention can lead to which complication?

A 25-year-old multiparous woman gave birth to an infant boy 1 day ago.Today her husband brings a large container of brown seaweed soup to the hospital.When the nurse enters the room,the husband asks for help with warming the soup so that his wife can eat it.The nurse's most appropriate response is to ask the woman

A nurse observes a mother on her first postpartum day sitting in bed while her newborn lies awake in the bassinet.What action by the nurse is best?

A pregnant patient asks when the dark line on her abdomen (linea nigra)will go away.The nurse knows the pigmentation will decrease after delivery because of

Which nursing action is most appropriate to correct a boggy uterus that is displaced above and to the right of the umbilicus?

The postpartum woman who continually repeats the story of her labor,delivery,and recovery experiences is

A postpartum woman is unable to empty her bladder.What intervention would the nurse try last?

The nurse caring for the postpartum woman understands that breast engorgement is caused by

Which hormone remains elevated in the immediate postpartum period of the breastfeeding woman?

The mother-baby nurse is able to recognize reciprocal attachment behavior.What does this refer to?

A nurse is examining a woman 2 months after delivery.The woman has lost 25 pounds.What action by the nurse is best?

To assess fundal contraction 6 hours after cesarean delivery,the nurse should