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In the pre-admission clinic, the perinatal nurse describes the advantages to a
short hospital stay as including which of the following?
a. decreased risk of non-socomial infection
b. increased rest and recuperation
c. increased opportunity to initiate successful breastfeeding
d. increased teaching about infant care
A
In the immediate postpartum period, the perinatal nurse knows that the
postpartum woman most often has:
a. bradycardia
b. tachycardia
c. a pulse within the normal adult range
c. tachycardia with a. return of normal pulse within 4 hours
A
The postpartum nurse expects a postpartum woman's bladder function to return
to normal within what length of time?
a. 2-4 hours
b. 4-6 hours
c. 6-8 hours
d. 8-12 hours
B
A student nurse in the perinatal clinic sees a notation on the chart of a patient
describing her as being in the "puerperium." What explanation does the
registered nurse provide the student?
a. time period when breastfeeding inhibits ovulation
b. time period when the infant loses weight after birth
c. time period form childbirth through 6 weeks PP
d. time period when risk of the "baby blues" is highest
C
A nurse performing a perineal assessment on a postpartum woman assists her
into which position?
a. Sim's
b. Prone
c. Supine
d. Knee-chest
A
The perinatal nurse understands the term "subinvolution" to mean which of the
following?
a. inverted uterus
b. abnormally small uterus