A nurse is caring for a client who is in the informal stage of maternal role attainment.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of this stage?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a postpartum client who had a hemorrhage due to uterine atony. Which finding would be expected in this client?

A nurse is reviewing the medical records of four clients who are pregnant and planning to have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).

Which of the following clients has the highest risk of uterine rupture during labor?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a postpartum client who had a vaginal delivery with an episiotomy.

The client asks, “How can I take care of myself at home?” Which of the following responses should the nurse give?

A nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of antenatal education on a group of expectant mothers.

Which of the following outcomes would indicate a positive effect of the education?

What is the most common cause of subinvolution?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the informal stage of maternal role attainment.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of this stage?

A nurse is assessing a postpartum client who received Rho (D) immune globulin (RhoGAM) before discharge.

Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is caring for a woman who gave birth three hours ago. The nurse observes that the woman is holding her infant close to her chest and is talking softly to him. The nurse interprets this behaviour as:

The nurse is palpating a patient’s uterus 12 hours after a vaginal delivery. For which reason does the nurse place one hand just above the symphysis pubis?

The nurse is providing postpartum care to a patient 24 hours after a vaginal delivery. Which action does the nurse perform prior to assessing the patient’s uterus?