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Q34. The nurse is instructing a woman at 6 months postpartum on weaning her infant from breastfeeding. What interventions will the nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.)

Q40. A 4-week postpartum patient with mastitis asks the nurse if she can continue to breastfeed. What is the nurse’s most helpful response?

Q37. What should the nurse’s first action be when postpartum hemorrhage from uterine atony is suspected?

Q26. A new mother states her preference to formula feed her newborn. What will the nurse planning discharge instructions tell her to help suppress lactation and promote comfort?

Q32. A woman has given birth to an unresponsive newborn that NICU staff are attempting to revive. The patient and her husband are grief stricken and request the child be baptized immediately. What is the nurse’s most appropriate action?

Q7. A frustrated patient in labor has been affected by decreased uterine muscle tone and reports, “My doctor won’t induce my labor because of some silly score. He said I was a 4. What kind of magic number do I need?” What is the lowest Bishop score the patient should have prior to induction?

Q15. The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with hypotonic labor dysfunction. What will the nurse expect when caring for this patient?

Q2. What nursing care should be provided to a woman with a third-degree laceration immediately after delivery?

Q39. Massage and putting the infant to the breast of a postpartum patient have been ineffective in controlling a boggy uterus. What will the nurse anticipate might be ordered by the physician?

Q21. What type of lochia will the nurse assess initially after delivery?