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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:

 A pregnant woman is classified as nonimmune to rubella.  The appropriate action at this point is:

Ms. Thompson, a primigravida is admitted at term.  She attended childbirth classes.  Her contractions are every 5-8 minutes, lasting approximately 30 seconds with membranes intact.  She has a slight bloody discharge.  She is 3 cm dilated and almost fully effaced.  The baby is vertex and presenting at -1 station, LOA.    Using the scenario above, answer the following questions:   The term vertex refers to which kind of presentation?

The nurse is assessing fetal presentation in a multiparous client. The illustration below indicates which of the following types of presentation? 

Ms. Thompson, a primigravida is admitted at term.  She attended childbirth classes.  Her contractions are every 5-8 minutes, lasting approximately 30 seconds with membranes intact.  She has a slight bloody discharge.  She is 3 cm dilated and almost fully effaced.  The baby is vertex and presenting at -1 station, LOA.    Using the scenario above answer the following question:    Ms. Thompson asks the nurse if it is all right for her to get up and walk around.  The best response would be:

Ms. Thompson, a primigravida is admitted at term.  She attended childbirth classes.  Her contractions are every 5-8 minutes, lasting approximately 30 seconds with membranes intact.  She has a slight bloody discharge.  She is 3 cm dilated and almost fully effaced.  The baby is vertex and presenting at -1 station, LOA.    Using the scenario above answer the following question:    It is important for Ms.  Thompson’s bladder to be emptied often during labor either by voiding or catheter, which one of these indicate the importance?