Nu 314 Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam Practice Questions - Set 6

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• Placing oil of peppermint in a bedpan under the woman.
• Inserting a sterile catheter.
• Asking the physician to prescribe analgesics.
• Pouring water from a squeeze bottle over the woman's perineum.

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• Just above the umbilicus by about 1 centimeter.
• Non-palpable abdominally.
• Two centimeters (finger breadths) below the umbilicus.
• Midway between the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis.

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• Increased venous pressure in the lower extremities.
• Loss of increased blood and fluid volume associated with pregnancy.
• Increased basal metabolic rate after giving birth.
• Elevated temperature caused by postpartum infection.

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• The nurse reminds her to take the extra peripads home with her.
• The client states, "Oh, I don't use those.
• I always use tampons.”. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate at this time?
• Advise the client that for the next several days she will be bleeding too heavily for a tampon.
• Get her a supply of tampons to take home.

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• Temperature of 38° C (100.4° F) or higher on postpartum day 2-3.
• Profuse vaginal bleeding with ambulation.
• Pain when passing stool.
• Fatigue continuing for longer than 1 week.

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• Wearing a nipple shield for the first few days of breastfeeding.
• Wearing a tight sports bra 24 hours a day.
• Frequent breastfeeding or pumping.
• Avoiding feeding if the nipple is cracked.