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Which of the following are risk factors for a postpartum infection? Select all that apply

Which post-delivery condition is considered a medical emergency that requires immediate intervention?

A nurse is starting a heparin infusion on a postpartum patient who has a DVT (deep vein thrombosis). Calculate the mL/hr to set the pump. Order: administer heparin at 18units/kg/hr patient weighs 172 pounds Heparin is received from the pharmacy and the concentration is 25,000units in 500mL Round all calculations to whole numbers. Enter only the number in the space provided.

Your patient develops pyelonephritis postpartum.  The doctor orders 2 gm of Ampicillin TID for 3 days IVPB.  You have an IVPB of 2gm ampicillin in 50mL of 0.9NS.  What rate will you set the pump for (mL/hr) to infuse one dose over 30 minutes?

A 30 year old woman who gave birth one week ago calls her nurse midwife with complaints of localized pain and tenderness on her left breast. She has a temperature of 100.4. The signs are indicative of:

Your patient has delivered 80 minutes ago and baby is skin to skin with mom. What newborn assessments need further investigation?

A late preterm newborn is to receive Survanta (surfactant) 4mg/kg every 12 hours for 2 days. The newborn weighs 2300grams, how many total milligrams will the infant receive over the treatment course of 2 days?

True or false: A woman who experiences a loss in the first trimester does not feel the loss as strongly as a woman in the third trimester.

You are caring for the baby who is small for gestational age (SGA), what do you anticipate to be included in care?

This year has been difficult in many ways for all of us. You have all found strength you never knew that you had! Describe one way that you have personally grown during your experience in and out of the classroom and why. (2 extra credit points for 2-3 sentences).