Physical Assessment
The amount of centimeters the fundus decreases per day
What is 1cm/day?
Prolonged early contact of this is essential for bonding
What is skin-to-skin contact?
The nursing intervention that is especially important for post c-birth patients
What is Ambulation?
The video shown to parents to reduce the risk of Shaken Baby Syndrome
What is Period of Purple Crying?
The acronym of BUBBLLEE stands for
What is:
B-reast
U-terine Fundus
B- ladder
B-owels
L-ochia
L-egs
E- pisiotomy/Laceration/ C-birth incision
E-motional status
A decrease in this vital sign may indicate hemorrhage
What is blood pressure (hypotension)?
Three predictions of greater parenting self- efficacy
What is:
•Multiparity
•Single marital status
•Positive perception of birth experience
•Higher general self-efficacy
•Excellent partner relationship
The intervention that promotes healing, personal hygiene, decreased risk of infection, and promotes comfort of the traumatized perineum
What is Sitz Bath?
Three signs of effective breastfeeding
What is:
Appropriate latch
Sustained sucks and swallows noted during feed
Able to express gtts of colostrum/ breast milk
Newborn weight gain
Newborn is voiding/stooling as expected
Newborn settled following feed
Warmth, tenderness, and swelling to the leg may be an indication of this postpartum complication
What is deep vein thrombosis?
Warm tender, reddened area of the breast that may include symptom's of fever, nausea, and flu like symptoms
What is mastitis?
The term for immediate initial attraction that is uni-directional from parent to child
What is Bonding?
Three nursing interventions/self care methods to promote postpartum perineal comfort
What is:
•Analgesia (after pains, perineal & incisional pain)
•Ice packs to perineum (1st 12-24 hours)
•Pillows for sore perineum & hemorrhoids- squeeze buttocks together when sitting
•Tub, showers, or Sitz baths
•Medicated pads or ointments for hemorrhoids, Sitz baths, avoid straining
The typical time the first newborn follow up appointment is
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How many weeks postpartum is the first follow up appointment for the birthing person
What is 2-3 weeks?
What is 6 weeks?
Soaking a pad in 1 hour is considered this and requires further assessment
What is heavy bleeding?
The three types of lochia
What is Rubra, Serosa, Alba?
Rubin's three phases of maternal behavior
What is:
Taking in (Day 1)
Taking Hold (Day 2 onward)
Letting Go (Third week - partner can also experience)
Returns in 3-12 weeks if not nursing regularly/supplementing
What is Menses?
The last nursing intervention completed before discharging a couplet home
What is car seat check/ car seat safety teaching?
The age less than this is a predictor for greater parenting self-efficacy
What is 30?
Two reasons why the postpartum person may have a slightly normal increase in temperature
What is dehydration and leukocytosis?
Three unanticipated events that affect family adaptation (specific to birth)
What is:
•Caesarean birth
•Preterm or ill infant
•Birth of multiple infants
•Other life events
Eligible birthing people require WinRho (Rh immunoglobulin) by this time postpartum
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Who is elgible for WinRho?
What is 72-hours?
Birthing person is rh- and newborn is rh+
The recommended frequency and method for newborn cord care
What is daily with mild soap and water?
Name 5 factors that affect family adaptation
What is?
•Discomfort and fatigue
•Knowledge of infant needs
•Previous experience
•Expectations for the newborn
•Maternal age
•Maternal temperament
•Temperament of the infant
•Availability of a strong support system