Postpartum Practice NCLEX Questions
1. The nurse is providing instructions to a pregnant client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
regarding care to the newborn after delivery. The client asks the nurse about the feeding options that are
available. Which response should the nurse make to the client?
A. "You will need to bottle-feed your newborn."
B. "You will need to feed your newborn by nasogastric tube feeding."
C. "You will be able to breast-feed for 6 months and then will need to switch to bottle-feeding."
D. "You will be able to breast-feed for 9 months and then will need to switch to bottle-feeding."
2. The postpartum nurse is taking the vital signs of a client who delivered a healthy newborn 4 hours ago. The
nurse notes that the client's temperature is 100.2°F (37.8°C). What is the priority nursing action?
A. Document the findings.
B. Retake the temperature in 15 minutes.
C. Notify the health care provider (HCP).
D. Increase hydration by encouraging oral fluids.
3. The nurse is assessing a client who is 6 hours postpartum after delivering a full-term healthy newborn. The client
complains to the nurse of feelings of faintness and dizziness. Which nursing action is most appropriate?
A. Raise the head of the client's bed.
B. Obtain hemoglobin and hematocrit levels.
C. Instruct the client to request help when getting out of bed.
D. Inform the nursery room nurse to avoid bringing the newborn to the client until the client's symptoms have
subsided.
4. The postpartum nurse is providing instructions to a client after birth of a healthy newborn. Which time frame
should the nurse relay to the client regarding the return of bowel function?
A. 3 days postpartum
B. 7 days postpartum
C. On the day of birth
D. Within 2 weeks postpartum
5. The nurse is providing postpartum instructions to a client who will be breast-feeding her newborn. The nurse
determines that the client has understood the instructions if she makes which statements? Select all that apply.
A. "I should wear a bra that provides support.”
B. "Drinking alcohol can affect my milk supply.”
C. "The use of caffeine can decrease my milk supply."
D. "I will start my estrogen birth control pills again as soon as I get home."
E. "I know if my breasts get engorged, I will limit my breast-feeding and supplement the baby."
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1. The nurse is providing instructions to a pregnant client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
regarding care to the newborn after delivery. The client asks the nurse about the feeding options that are
available. Which response should the nurse make to the client?
A. "You will need to bottle-feed your newborn."
B. "You will need to feed your newborn by nasogastric tube feeding."
C. "You will be able to breast-feed for 6 months and then will need to switch to bottle-feeding."
D. "You will be able to breast-feed for 9 months and then will need to switch to bottle-feeding."
2. The postpartum nurse is taking the vital signs of a client who delivered a healthy newborn 4 hours ago. The
nurse notes that the client's temperature is 100.2°F (37.8°C). What is the priority nursing action?
A. Document the findings.
B. Retake the temperature in 15 minutes.
C. Notify the health care provider (HCP).
D. Increase hydration by encouraging oral fluids.
3. The nurse is assessing a client who is 6 hours postpartum after delivering a full-term healthy newborn. The client
complains to the nurse of feelings of faintness and dizziness. Which nursing action is most appropriate?
A. Raise the head of the client's bed.
B. Obtain hemoglobin and hematocrit levels.
C. Instruct the client to request help when getting out of bed.
D. Inform the nursery room nurse to avoid bringing the newborn to the client until the client's symptoms have
subsided.
4. The postpartum nurse is providing instructions to a client after birth of a healthy newborn. Which time frame
should the nurse relay to the client regarding the return of bowel function?
A. 3 days postpartum
B. 7 days postpartum
C. On the day of birth
D. Within 2 weeks postpartum
5. The nurse is providing postpartum instructions to a client who will be breast-feeding her newborn. The nurse
determines that the client has understood the instructions if she makes which statements? Select all that apply.
A. "I should wear a bra that provides support.”
B. "Drinking alcohol can affect my milk supply.”
C. "The use of caffeine can decrease my milk supply."
D. "I will start my estrogen birth control pills again as soon as I get home."
E. "I know if my breasts get engorged, I will limit my breast-feeding and supplement the baby."
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