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What are ibuprofen and oxycodone?
Two appropriate pain medications for a breast feeding postpartum mother.
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What is Pitocin/oxytocin?
Give this med intramuscularly if the uterus remains "boggy".
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What is suck-swallow-breath?
A newborn will use this pattern to eat effectively.
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What is the NIPS scale?
Use this scale to assess the pain level of a newborn.
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What is 10%?
The maximal amount of newborn weight loss acceptable at time of discharge.
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Who is the newborn?
Vitamin K is given intramuscularly following delivery to prevent hemorrhage of this patient.
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What is placental site?
An open _______ leaves a postpartum mother at risk for hemorrhage (priority) and infection (less critical).
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What are dry the babies head, put on a hat, and skin to skin with mother.
These are two interventions to promote newborn thermoregulation.
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What is maintain a temperature of 98 degrees for two hours?
A baby can have their first bath after they have met this criteria.
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What is have three layers, or two layers and a blanket?
If the mother is comfortable with two layers of clothing, the newborn should:
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What is at the level of the umbilicus?
Where a nurse expect to palpate the fundus immediately following delivery.
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What is empty the bladder?
This should be done by the mother every 2-3 hours after delivery to allow the uterus to contract.
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What is 24-48 hours and dark green?
A neonates first bowel movement should occur within ____ hours and will likely be _____ in color.
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What is apnea?
A newborn's breathing is likely to be irregular but a pause of 20 seconds or more indicates this.
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What are hunger, pain/illness, coldness, loneliness, and discomfort/wet diaper?
Babies cry for these five reasons.
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What is 7?
Calculate the LATCH score. A neonate is actively sucking an inverted nipple and audibly swallowing frequently. The mother receives minimal assistance from staff and has some bruising and redness to her breasts.
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What is platelet count?
A common elevation in this lab result increases a mothers risk for thrombi formation.
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What is every 3-4 hours?
A formula fed baby will eat this often.
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What is a low blood glucose level?
A jittery baby raises alarm for this.
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What is infection?
A low newborn temperature may indicate this.
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What is the uterus returning to its pre-pregnant size?
The end of involution is indicated by this finding.
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What is postpartum hemmorhage?
Saturation of 1 peri pad in less than 15 minutes indicates this.
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What is flat on their back?
This is the best position to leave a baby in the bassinet.
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What is 13?
Physiologic jaundice is indicated in a 3 day old neonate for a Bhutani score of ____ or higher.
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What are the right hand and lower extremity?
An O2 saturation in these two locations should have a difference of 3% or less.
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