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A nurse is taking care of a G2P2 woman with a third-degree perineal tear during the fourth stage of labor. The nurse should include which intervention in the plan of care during her 12-hour shift?
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Correct Answer: Prepare ice pack for application to perineal area.
A postpartum patient comes to the clinic for her 6-week postpartum checkup. When assessing the patient's cervix, how should the nurse expect the cervix to appear?
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Correct Answer: Symmetrically round external os
The nurse is preparing a postpartum patient for discharge. Which patient teaching is most important for the nurse to provide?
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Correct Answer: The signs and symptoms of secondary hemorrhage
The nurse is providing education to a postpartum woman about exercises to strengthen the pelvis musculature. Which instruction should be included?
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Correct Answer: "Perform Kegel exercises."ÂÂ
The nurse on a postpartum unit is acutely aware that cultural influences impact the patient's process of 'becoming a mother.' For which isn't a cultural influence does the nurse assess?
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Correct Answer: How the mother physically recovers from labor and delivery
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