Author Question: The postpartum home care client asks the nurse why the visit is taking place. Which response is ... (Read 76 times)

bobthebuilder · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The postpartum home care client asks the nurse why the visit is taking place. Which response is best? We make home care visits to:

1. Reinforce any teaching that you didn't quite grasp in the hospital.
2. Verify that both you and the baby are safe and doing well.
3. Provide a service that leads to better statistical outcomes.
4. Thoroughly assess your baby to make sure he is growing.

Question 2

Before applying a cord clamp, the nurse assesses the umbilical cord. The mother asks why the nurse is looking at the umbilical cord. The nurse should reply, I'm checking the blood vessels in the cord to see if it has:

1. One artery and one vein.
2. Two arteries and one vein.
3. Two veins and one artery.
4. Two veins and two arteries.

jaaaaaaa · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale:
1. Although reinforcement of hospital teaching is one aspect of a home care visit, this response is not therapeutically worded.
2. Physical safety of both mom and baby are the main goals of the postpartum home care visit.
3. Although mandated insurance coverage came about as a result of statistical analysis of outcomes of mothers and babies, the actual physical safety of mom and baby is the main reason for postpartum home care visits.
4. This is only half of why home care visits are performed after birth. The mother is also assessed.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale:
1. None of the other answer choices is characteristic of a normal umbilical cord.
2. Two arteries and one vein are present in a normal umbilical cord.
3. None of the other answer choices is characteristic of a normal umbilical cord.
4. None of the other answer choices is characteristic of a normal umbilical cord.