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5) General Follow up Activity

1. A nurse has provided discharge instructions to a woman who delivered a

healthy infant by cesarean delivery. Which statement made by the woman

indicates a need for further instructions?

a. I will begin abdominal exercises immediately.

b. I will notify the physician if I develop a fever.

c. I will turn on my side and push up with my arms to get out of bed.

d. I will lift nothing heavier than the newborn infant for at least 2 weeks.

2. A nurse is monitoring the amount of lochia drainage in a woman who is

2 hours postpartum and notes that the woman has saturated a perineal pad
in 1 hour. The nurse reports the amount of lochia flow as:

a. Scanty

b. Light

c. Heavy

d. Excessive

3. A nurse is teaching a postpartum woman about breast-feeding. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include?

a. The diet should include additional fluids
b. Prenatal vitamins should be discontinued

c. Soap should be used to cleanse the breasts.

d. Birth control measures are unnecessary while breast-feeding.

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