Exam 28: The Woman with a Postpartum Complication

A woman just received an injection of carboprost,2500 mcg IM.What actions by the nurse take priority? (Select all that apply.)

The perinatal nurse is caring for a woman in the immediate postbirth period.Assessment reveals that the woman is experiencing profuse bleeding.The most likely etiology for the bleeding is

What instructions should be included in the discharge teaching plan to assist the patient in recognizing early signs of complications?

The nurse knows that a measure for preventing late postpartum hemorrhage is to

A mother with mastitis is concerned about breastfeeding while she has an active infection.The nurse should explain that

A multiparous woman is admitted to the postpartum unit after a rapid labor and birth of a 4000-g infant.Her fundus is boggy,lochia is heavy,and vital signs are unchanged.The nurse has the woman void and massages her fundus,but her fundus remains difficult to find,and the rubra lochia remains heavy.What action should the nurse take next?

The maternity nurse knows that which disorder can be triggered by a birth the woman views as traumatic?

Nursing measures that help prevent postpartum urinary tract infection include which of the following?

A provider left an order for a woman to have Methylergonovine 0.2 mg IM.The nurse assesses the woman and finds her vital signs to be: temperature 37.9° C (100.2° F),pulse 90 beats/minute,respirations 18 breaths/minute,and blood pressure 152/90 mm Hg.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Early postpartum hemorrhage is defined as signs and symptoms of hypovolemia with which of the following descriptions of blood loss?

If the nurse suspects a uterine infection in the postpartum patient,she should assess the

Medications used to manage postpartum hemorrhage include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

When a woman is diagnosed with postpartum psychosis,one of the main concerns is that she may

If nonsurgical treatment for late postpartum hemorrhage is ineffective,which surgical procedure is appropriate to correct the cause of this condition?

Which woman is at greatest risk for early postpartum hemorrhage?

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

The perinatal nurse caring for the postpartum woman understands that late postpartum hemorrhage is most likely caused by

A woman delivered a 9-lb,10-oz baby 1 hour ago.When you arrive to perform her 15-minute assessment,she tells you that she "feels all wet underneath." You discover that both pads are completely saturated and that she is lying in a 6-inch-diameter puddle of blood.What is your first action?

What actions can the labor and delivery nurse take to decrease a woman's chance of contracting a puerperal infection? (Select all that apply.)

What teaching does the nurse provide to help new mothers prevent postpartum depression?