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
The medical assistant often has to reassure and comfort the patient before effective communication c
Example of a patient statement.
The physician uses auscultation to listen to a patient’s heart.
Assisting a falling patient.
System of a patient in shock