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Question 1 of 5

A couple has delivered a 28-week fetal demise. Which of the following nursing actions are appropriate to take?Select one that doesn't apply

A. Swaddle the baby in a baby blanket.
B. Discuss funeral options for the baby.
C. Encourage the couple to try to get pregnant again in the near future.
D. Ask the couple whether they would like to hold the baby.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Encourage the couple to try to get pregnant again in the near future.

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is providing care to a patient 2 hours after a cesarean birth. In the hand-off report, he preceding nurse indicated that the patient's lochia was scant rubra. On initial assessment, the oncoming nurse notes the patient's peripad is saturated with lochia rubra immediately after breastfeeding her infant. What is the nurse's priority action with this finding?

A. Weigh the peripad.
B. Replace the peripad.
C. Contact the health care provider.
D. Document the finding in the patient's chart.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Contact the health care provider.

Question 3 of 5

A mother, 1 day postpartum from a 3-hour labor and a spontaneous vaginal delivery, questions the nurse because her baby's face is"purple." Upon examination, the nurse notes petechiae over the scalp, forehead, and cheeks of the baby. The nurse's response should be based on which of the following?

A. Petechiae are indicative of severe bacterial infections.
B. Rapid deliveries can injure the neonatal presenting part.
C. Petechiae are characteristic of the normal newborn rash.
D. The injuries are a sign that the child has been abused.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Rapid deliveries can injure the neonatal presenting part.

Question 4 of 5

Four newborns are in the neonatal nursery, none of whom is crying or in distress. Which of the babies should the nurse report to the neonatologist?

A. 16-hour-old baby who has yet to pass meconium.
B. 16-hour-old baby whose blood glucose is 50 mg/dL.
C. 2-day-old baby who is breathing irregularly at 70 breaths per minute.
D. 2-day-old baby who is excreting a milky discharge from both nipples.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: 2-day-old baby who is breathing irregularly at 70 breaths per minute.

Question 5 of 5

During the first 8 hours postpartum, the nurse will demonstrate how to perform a fundal massage and assist with breast-feeding techniques. What other assessment is important at this time?

A. assessment of partner changing a diaper
B. assessment of vaginal bleeding
C. assessment of social support
D. assessment of family dynamics

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: assessment of vaginal bleeding

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