The nurse plans assess postpartum clients uterine fundus

	The nurse plans to assess a postpartum client’s uterine fundus. What should the

nurse ask the client to do before this assessment?

	The nurse is assigned to care for an adolescent who gave birth 12 hours ago. The

client continually talks on the phone to her friends and does not respond when her new baby cries. What is the priority intervention at this time?

	Twelve hours after delivery the nurse is checking the client. Where does the nurse expect to find

the fundus once the woman has voided? At 12 hours after delivery, the uterus should be

	What is the optimal nursing intervention to minimize perineal edema after an

episiotomy? Applying ice packs Rational- Applying ice packs (Cold causes
vasoconstriction and reduces edema by lessening the accumulation of blood and lymph at the episiotomy site; cold also deadens nerve endings and lessens the pain

prevent infection. Which behavior indicates that the teaching has been
effective? The client washes her hands before and after she changes a perineal pad.

(Washing the hands before and after every pad change prevents the transfer of microorganisms from the hands to the genital tract or vice versa.

because I didn’t give birth through the vagina.” (After a cesarean birth, the client has

care is necessary to prevent an ascending infection.

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	Which statements regarding the involution process are correct?

rapidly during the next few days after birth. Involution is the return of the uterus to a

nonpregnant state after birth; it begins immediately after expulsion of the placenta

	What type of lochia should the visiting nurse expect to observe on a client’s pad on

10th day. After about 10 days the uterine discharge becomes yellow to white (alba);

early postpartum period? Bradycardia with no change in respirations (In the

including decreased cardiovascular workload, emotional relief and satisfaction, and

rest after labor and birth.

	A client delivered a 7-lb 6-oz (3345 g) female infant at 11 pm yesterday after a labor

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	A NURSE IS ASSESSING A POSTPARTUM CLIENT WHO IS EXHIBITING

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS IS THE NURSE’S PRIORITY?

ASK THE CLIENT IF SHE HAS THOUGHTS OF HARMING HERSELF OR HER INFANT