Q1: Which of the following post-partum affective disorders exhibits mild depressive symptoms of anxiety. irritability, mood swings? This disorder peaks postpartum days 4-5 and usually resolvepy day 10,

Q2: A nurse is admitting a client who experienced a vaginal birth 2 hr ago. The client is receiving an IV of lactated Ringer's with 25 units of oxytocin infusing and has large rubra lochia. Vital signs include blood pressure 146/94 mm Hg. pulse 80/min. and respiratory rate 18/min. The nurse reviews the prescriptions from the provider. Which of the following prescriptions requires clarification?

Q3: A nurse is caring for a client who reports unrelieved episiotomy pain 8 hr following a vaginal birth. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Q4: The newborn's first stool is called meconium. It is composed of amniotic fluid, shed mucous cells, intestinal secretions, and blood. It is green-black in color and tarry consistency. When should the first stool (meconium) passed after birth?

Q5: A nurse is observing the electronic fetal heart rate monitor tracing for a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and is in labor. The nurse should suspect a problem with the umbilical cord when she observes which of the following patterns?