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dollx

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What should the nurse implement for security purposes when bringing the infant from the nursery to the mother?
 
  a. Ask, Is this your band number?
  b. Confirm room number of mother.
  c. Ask the mother to identify herself verbally.
  d. Check the band number of the infant with that of the mother.

Question 2

In the recovery room, the nurse checks the newly delivered woman's fundus following a cesarean section. How would the nurse proceed with this assessment?
 
  a. Palpate from the midline to the side of the body.
  b. Palpate from the symphysis to the umbilicus.
  c. Palpate from the side of the uterus to the midline.
  d. Massage the abdomen in a circular motion.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The nurse should check the band number of the infant with that of the mother by asking the mother to verbally read the number.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The fundus is checked gently by walking the fingers from the side of the uterus to the midline.



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