On the first postpartum night, a client requests that her baby be sent back to the nursery so she can get some sleep. The client is most likely in which phase?

A postpartum client is receiving anticoagulant therapy for deep vein thrombophlebitis. What is the most important information for the nurse to include in discharge teaching?

A nurse is performing an assessment on a postpartum client. The assessment reveals that the fundus is firm. The nurse interprets this as indicating:

When performing a comprehensive fundal check during a postpartum assessment, a nurse evaluates which fundal state?

The nurse is aware that which of the following is the most likely cause of uterine atony that may lead to postpartum hemorrhage?

During the third postpartum day, which observation about a client should the nurse be most likely to make?

The nurse considers which of the following to be a normal physiological response in the early postpartum period?

A client has delivered twins. What is the most important intervention for a nurse to implement?

Which activity by a client indicates that a nurse’s teaching about perineal care has been effective?

A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client with an episiotomy on the third postpartum day. It is most important for the plan to include which instruction?

Which client behavior indicates an understanding of the nurse’s teaching plan for breastfeeding?

Which complication is associated with magnesium sulfate therapy?

A client with mastitis tells the nurse she is concerned about breastfeeding her neonate. What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a postpartum client who develops preeclampsia. Which medication should the nurse expect to administer?

A client who is breastfeeding reports pain, redness, and swelling in her right breast. What is the most important information for the nurse to give the client?

A mother with diabetes tells the nurse she wants to breastfeed but is concerned about the effects of breastfeeding on her health. What is the best response by the nurse?

Which statement by a client shows an understanding of how to prevent breast engorgement while breastfeeding?

A primipara who is Rho(D) negative has just given birth to an Rh-positive baby. Which priority nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care?

The nurse is concerned that a client who experienced a perinatal loss 3 days ago may being exhibiting signs of dysfunctional grieving. It is important to assess the client for which sign?

A client needs to void 3 hours after a vaginal delivery. Which risk factor necessitates assisting her out of bed?

Prior to administration of the rubella vaccine, what is the most important information for the nurse to teach the client?

A 6-week postpartum client is being assessed by the nurse at the obstetrician’s office. The nurse notes that the uterus is enlarged and soft and that the client is experiencing vaginal bleeding. The nurse suspects the client has which condition?

The nurse is assessing a 6-week postpartum client in the obstetrician’s office. In the exam room, the nurse asks the client how she’s feeling. The client bursts into tears and reports she can barely get out of bed to dress, is crying most of the time, and feels like a failure. The nurse suspects the client is experiencing which condition?

An Rh-positive client has just delivered a 6 lb, 10 oz neonate vaginally after 17 hours of labor. What factor may place this client at risk?

Four clients each gave birth 12 hours ago. The nurse determines that which client would most likely suffer complications after birth?

A nurse is assessing a multiparous client on her first postpartum day. Which assessment finding indicates that the client is at risk for hemorrhage?

A nurse is assessing the fundus of a client who is 12 hours postpartum and finds that the fundus is boggy. Which action should the nurse take first?

Which percentage of postpartum clients experiences “postpartum blues”?

Which assessment finding of a client 22 hours after a cesarean delivery requires immediate action by the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a breastfeeding client who delivered by cesarean section. What is the most important information for the nurse to teach the client?