The only way the fundus must remain in the postpartum period.
What is midline, firm/contracted?
Name the color, the amount of the lochia, and the expected time frame/duration.
What is lochia rubra?
What is light 1-4 inches?
What is 1-3 days?
What is fundal massage?
An expected finding vital sign that may be elevated for the first 24 hours after giving birth, and what do we do about it.
What is temperature?
What is hydrate the client PO first?
Both breasts are swollen. Encourage the client to breast feed more frequently.
What is engorgement?
The number one cause of PPH
What is uterine atony?
Its where the fundus should be located by 12 hours postpartum.
What is at the umbilicus?
Name the color, and expected time frame/duration.
What is lochia serosa?
What is 3-10 days?
After Oxytocin, this is often the first medication given. Name the medication, and the contraindication.
What is methylergonovine(methergine), and not with high BP?
What happens during the postpartum chills, and what do we do about it.
The client uncontrollably shakes, and provide a warm blanket and fluids?
Client feels these often while breastfeeding. It is due to the release of Oxytocin.
What is afterpains?
Causes of overdistended uterus that can lead to PPH
What is increased amniotic fluid, macrosomic baby over 4000 g(9 lbs)?
If the fundus is deviated to the right, this organ may be the culprit.
What is the bladder?
Name the amount of lochia.
What is saturated/heavy?
You cannot give this uterine stimulant with asthma or high BP.
What is carboprost (hemabate)?
The urinary system may act two ways during the first couple of days postpartum. Name the expected findings.
What is urinary retention?
What is EXCESSIVE URINE DIURESIS (1,500 TO 3,000 ML/DAY)?
Red mass in one breast. Client may have flu-like symptoms.
What is mastitis?
The term for labor and delivery of a baby in less than 3 hours which can lead to PPH.
What is precipitous delivery?
This is the number one cause of postpartum hemorrhage.
What is uterine atony/boggy uterus?
Name the lochia, and the duration.
What is lochia alba?
What is day eleven up to possibly 6 weeks?
Considered the most invasive medication because of its route. What is it, and what is the route.
What is misoprostol (cytotec) and rectal?
The nurse notes that the pad has a scant amount of lochia, but the client appears pale. Name another assessment this client may need to assess the amount of lochia.
What is ASSESS FOR POOLED LOCHIA ON THE PAD UNDER THE CLIENT?
Interventions for DVT management.
Get them up and walking, elevate legs, but do not put anything behind the knees, measure leg cirumfrence, anticoagulants(no warfarin in pregnancy)?
Prolonged induction of labor (greater than 12 hours) with this medication can lead to PPH
What is oxytocin?
Anytime after the first twelve hours of birth if the fundus is here, the client is at risk for PPH, and what is the healthcare term.
What is above the umbilicus?
What is subinvolution?
Name the amount of lochia.
What is moderate, 4-6 inches?
Name some interventions during a PPH.
What is fundal massage, weight blood- soaked items, insert a foley, elevate legs 20-30 degrees, fluid/blood products, give uterine stimulants/uterotonics(medications)?
It is never normal for this vital sign to be elevated, as it could mean the client is experiencing a pph, which is hypovolemic shock.
What is heart rate/tachycardia?
INFECTION OF UTERINE LINING, GENERALLY STARTING AS A LOCALIZED INFECTION AT THE PLACENTAL ATTACHMENT SITE SPREADING TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE UTERINE ENDOMETRIUM
TENDERNESS/ENLARGEMENT, DARK PROFUSE LOCHIA, MALODOROUS/PURULENT LOCHIA, TACHYCARDIA.
What is ENDOMETRITIS ?
The Use of this medication for gestational hypertension can lead to PPH.
What is magnesium sulfate?