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A primary nursing responsibility when caring for a woman experiencing an obstetric hemorrhage associated with uterine atony is to?

What woman is at greatest risk for early post-partum hemorrhage?

Which of the following behaviors would indicate the client was bonding with her baby?

During the postnatal visit, the patient tells the nurse, “I’m feeling irritated and tired. I haven’t slept properly for days.” the nurse suggests a few interventions to help the patient with relaxation and rest. Which techniques adopted by the patient indicate effective learning? Select all that apply:

The nurse has done her assessment on the post-partum patient and the patient complains of pain and tenderness in her leg. On physical exam the nurse noted warmth and redness over an enlarged, hardened area. The nurse should suspect ____ and the diagnosis should be confirmed by ____?

By keeping the nursery temperature warm and wrapping the neonate in blankets, the nurse is preventing which type of heat loss?

Signs of post-partum depression or baby blues include all of the following except?

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is the screening tool for post-partum depression. Which post-partum patient is at risk for postnatal depression? 

When caring for a post-partum woman experiencing hemorrhagic shock, the nurse recognizes that the most objective and least invasive assessment of adequate organ perfusion and oxygenation is?

While assessing a 2 hour old neonate, the nurse observes the neonate to have acrocyanosis. Which of the following nursing actions should be preformed initially?