Check Your Understanding Questions

1.

Describe the signs and symptoms of a postpartum UTI.

2.

The nurse educates the postpartum person to wash their hands well after changing the newborn’s diaper. What other education does the nurse provide to help prevent postpartum infection?

3.

List the characteristics of secondary, or late, hemorrhage.

4.

List the medications used to manage PPH and their side effects or contraindications.

5.

Describe an ineffective latch.

6.

List the additional nursing assessments that are performed for a person with a cesarean birth.

7.

Describe the risk factors during pregnancy that could lead to postpartum depression.

8.

Describe the difference between baby blues and PPD.

9.

List three nursing diagnoses pertaining to postpartum psychiatric disorders.