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 Six hours after birth, an infant is awake and alert.  The infant’s respiratory rate is 44 per minute.  The infant’s respirations are shallow with periods of apnea lasting up to 5 seconds.  The infant’s heart rate is 160 bpm.  The infant’s skin is pink except for some cyanosis on the soles of her feet.  Based upon this assessment data the nurse should

 A patient who has admitted to heavy alcohol use throughout her pregnancy just delivered a six-pound baby.  Which sign or symptom in the mother could the nurse anticipate in the 12 to 48 hour post-partum period?

One benefit of breast-feeding over bottle-feeding is:

 During a home visit, the nurse assesses a patient two weeks after delivery. Which of the following signs/ symptoms should the nurse expect to see? 

When assessing the frequency of contractions of a multiparous client in active labor admitted to the birthing area, the nurse should assess the interval between which of the following? 

The charge nurse of the postpartum unit is making assignments.  Which patients should be assigned to the LVN assigned to the unit for the day?  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Finland has the best birthing practice’s recall what you learned during the presentations and select all that apply 

Which assessment could indicate hemorrhage in a postpartum patient? 

When inspecting a woman’s perineum for infection, the nurse uses the REEDA scale.  The R stands for:

The nurse evaluates when it is appropriate to let a patient out of bed after epidural anesthesia.  The most appropriate time should be: