The postpartum patient is about to go home. The nurse includes ...

[casperchen82]

The postpartum patient is about to go home. The nurse includes which subject in the teaching plan?
 
  1. Puerperal tachycardia
  2. Striae and chloasma
  3. Diastasis of the recti muscles
  4. HELLP syndrome

Question 2

The clinic nurse teaches the pregnant client being treated for trichomoniasis about the risks to her pregnancy due to this infection. Which statement would indicate successful teaching?
 
  1. I am at risk of having a preterm birth because of this infection.
  2. I might need to have my membranes ruptured because of this infection.
  3. I am at risk of having a baby with a high birth weight.
  4. I may have intercourse with my husband while bring treated for this infection.

[missalyssa26]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Puerperal tachycardia might indicate a complication because pulse rates normally slow after birth; therefore, this is something for which the nurse assesses, and not something that is taught to the patient at discharge.
Rationale 2: Striae and chloasma are normal skin changes in the pregnant woman.
Rationale 3: Diastasis recti abdominis can be improved with abdominal tightening exercises, best taught when the mother is receptive to instruction during the postpartum assessment.
Rationale 4: HELLP syndrome is a medical condition based on abnormal lab values.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. There is a risk of preterm birth and rupture of membranes.