Basic maternal and newborn care tasks within LPN/LVN scope of practice, distinct from the RN-level NCLEX Maternal and Newborn deck.
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- What color is lochia rubra and when does it occur after birth?
- Bright red; occurs on postpartum days 1 to 3.
- What color is lochia serosa and when does it occur after birth?
- Pinkish brown; occurs on postpartum days 4 to 10.
- What color is lochia alba and when does it occur after birth?
- Yellowish white; occurs after postpartum day 10.
- What nursing action helps firm a soft, boggy postpartum uterus?
- Fundal massage.
- What symptom pattern suggests a postpartum patient has mastitis?
- A red, warm, tender, wedge-shaped area of the breast, often with fever.
- What is the normal heart rate range for a newborn?
- 110 to 160 beats per minute.
- What is the normal respiratory rate range for a newborn?
- 30 to 60 breaths per minute.
- What eye medication is routinely applied to newborns shortly after birth?
- Erythromycin ointment.
- What is the purpose of giving newborns erythromycin eye ointment?
- To prevent eye infection from gonorrhea or chlamydia acquired during birth.
- What vitamin is given to newborns by injection shortly after birth?
- Vitamin K.
- What is the purpose of giving newborns a vitamin K injection?
- To prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, since newborns are born with low vitamin K.
- What newborn reflex is triggered by stroking the cheek near the mouth?
- Rooting reflex.
- What newborn reflex causes the arms to extend and then curl inward in response to a sudden loss of support?
- Moro reflex (startle reflex).
- What newborn reflex causes the toes to fan out when the sole of the foot is stroked?
- Babinski reflex.
- What newborn reflex causes the fingers to curl tightly around an object placed in the palm?
- Palmar grasp reflex.