Author Question: A postpartum patient is reluctant to begin taking warm sitz baths. What should the nurse emphasize ... (Read 81 times)

ishan · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A postpartum patient is reluctant to begin taking warm sitz baths. What should the nurse emphasize when teaching the patient about this treatment approach?

A) Sitz baths may lead to increased postpartal infection.
B) Sitz baths increase the blood supply to the perineal area.
C) Sitz baths cause perineal vasoconstriction and decreased bleeding.
D) The longer a sitz bath is continued, the more therapeutic it becomes.

Question 2

While observing care being provided to an infant, the new mother looks at the nurse repeatedly and asks, Am I doing this the right way? Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse select to guide the care needs of the mother at this time?

A) Health-seeking behaviors related to care of newborn
B) Ineffective coping related to expectation to provide newborn care
C) Risk for altered family coping related to an additional family member
D) Risk for impaired parenting related to disappointment in the sex of the child

abro1885 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Moist heat with a sitz bath is an effective way to increase circulation to the perineum, provide comfort, reduce edema, and promote healing. Sitz baths do not cause postpartal infections. Sitz baths do not cause perineal vasoconstriction and decreased bleeding. Every use of a sitz bath is therapeutic.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
The new mother is asking the nurse to validate actions being performed while providing newborn care. The nursing diagnosis most appropriate for the new mother at this time would be health-seeking behaviors related to care of the newborn. The new mother is not demonstrating signs of ineffective coping. There is no information to support a risk for altered family coping or risk for impaired parenting.