ATI RN
Postpartum Hormonal Changes Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a birth mother who is relinquishing her newborn. What intervention is appropriate for the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D because asking about the patient's expectations for newborn photos or video shows empathy and support for the mother's emotional needs during this difficult time. It allows the nurse to provide personalized care and helps the mother create lasting memories. A: Using phrases like "giving away your child" is insensitive and can be hurtful to the mother. B: Discouraging the mother from holding the baby can be emotionally damaging and is not supportive. C: Asking why she is giving up her baby can be intrusive and may not be helpful at this moment.
Question 2 of 5
A client is receiving a blood transfusion after the delivery of a placenta accreta and hysterectomy. Which of the following complaints by the client would warrant immediately discontinuing the infusion?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A client, who is 2 weeks postpartum, calls her obstetrician's nurse and states that she has had a whitish discharge for 1 week but today she is"bleeding and saturating a pad about every 1/2 hour."Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A client has been receiving magnesium sulfate for severe preeclampsia for 12 hours. Her reflexes are 0 and her respiratory rate is 10. Which of the following situations could be a precipitating factor in these findings?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is developing a standard care plan for the post-cesarean client. Which of the following should the nurse plan to implement?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.