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