When caring for a mother who has had a cesarean birth, the nurse ...

[D2AR0N]

When caring for a mother who has had a cesarean birth, the nurse would expect the client's lochia to be:
 
  A) Greater than after a vaginal delivery
  B) About the same as after a vaginal delivery
  C) Less than after a vaginal delivery
  D) Saturated with clots and mucus

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to take a tympanic temperature reading of a 4-year-old. To get an accurate reading, what does the nurse need to do?
 
  A) Pull the earlobe back and down.
  B) Direct the infrared sensor at the tympanic membrane.
  C) Pull the earlobe down and forward.
  D) Remove any visible cerumen from inside the ear canal.

[parker125]

Answer to Question 1

C
Response:
Women who have had cesarean births tend to have less flow because the uterine debris is removed manually along with delivery of the placenta.

Answer to Question 2

B
Response:
The accuracy of tympanic temperature reading is dependent upon appropriate technique. The nurse needs to be sure to direct the infrared sensor at the tympanic membrane. Since the child is over the age of 3, the earlobe does not need to be pulled back and down. The nurse would not remove earwax from inside the ear canal.

[D2AR0N]

Excellent

[bblaney]

TYSM