Care for a Newborn

A newly delivered mother, with three young children at home, comments to the nurse that she cannot hold the baby for feedings once she gets homes. She has just too much to do,, and anyhow, it spoils the baby. The best response for the nurse to make is:

• “You seem concerned about time. Let’s talk about it.”

• “That’s entirely up to you: you have to do what works for you.”

• “Holding the baby when feeding is important for development.”

• “It is most unsafe to prop a bottle. The baby could aspirate the fluid.”

The nurse expects the client’s fundus is barely palpable at post-partum day 10.

• True

• False

Which type of lochia should the nurse expect to find in a client 2 days PP?

• Lochia delta

• Lochia serosa

• Lochia alba

• Lochia rubra

A post-partum nurse is providing instructions to a woman after delivery of a healthy newborn infant. The nurse instructs the mother that she should expect normal bowel elimination to return:

• On the day of the delivery

• 3 days PP

• 7 days PP

• within 2 weeks PP

A new mother is breastfeeding her 2-day-old infant and tells the home health nurse that she can not believe her newborn wants to breastfeed again, since she just fed him 2 ½ hours ago. The nurse should plan to teach the client that a newborn usually should be nursed:

• Hourly

• On Demand

• Every 4 hours

• At 5-hour intervals

The normal respiration rate of a newborn within 3 minutes after birth may be as high as:

• 10

• 60

• 80

• 100