Exam 27: Care of the Mother and Newborn

The nurse is performing an Apgar score on a newborn.Cyanosis,which is considered normal,is expected to be found on the:

The newborn is covered with a cream cheese-like substance,which protects the infant's skin from the amniotic fluid.This substance is called:

The nurse explains that to detect inborn errors of metabolism,state law requires that certain diagnostic tests be performed on the newborn,such as:

The nurse explains that vernix caseosa can be left on the newborn for _____ hours.

The new mother calls the nurse to her room to show how her baby is "jerking around" when she changes his position.The nurse explains that this response is the normal:

A new Native-American mother tells the nurse that when she goes home,her mother-in-law will be caring for the baby while she rests.The nurse is concerned,and her response should be to:

The nurse is caring for a newborn who has just been circumcised.The nurse alters the care plan to include:

Before initially feeding an infant,the nurse must assess for the presence of the:

The mother who has been breastfeeding her infant for 5 days asks if the baby's stools are normal.The nurse describes the normal breastfed stool as:

The nurse explains that the Newborn and Mother's Health Protection Act of 1996 requires that all health program plans allow a postdelivery hospital stay of at least _____ hours.

The finding the nurse would assess as normal of a 1 day postpartum patient is:

The nurse explains that vitamin K by injection is given to the newborn at risk for hemorrhage because:

The nurse tells the new mother that the prepregnancy weight is usually achieved without dieting within:

The nurse is assessing the fundus of a mother who has just given birth.The proper way to perform this procedure is by using:

The new mother had spinal anesthesia during a cesarean delivery.She now has a desire to void and can wiggle her toes.If she wants to go to the bathroom,the nurse should:

Which finding would the nurse suspect as abnormal in the infant during initial assessment?

The nurse explains that following delivery,the return of the menstrual cycle,which is anovulatory,depends on the return of estrogen to normal levels,which may take from:

Within the first hour following a vaginal delivery,the nurse assesses the mother and finds the fundus is firm and there is a trickle of bright red blood.The nurse recognizes that:

When instructing the nursing mother,the nurse explains that engorgement is most likely to occur when the:

The vaginal discharge following delivery is called lochia.It changes color over time and has different names.The initial discharge is charted by the nurse as lochia: