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The vaginal discharge following delivery is called lochia. It changes color over time and has different names. The initial discharge is charted by the nurse as lochia:
 
  a. serosa.
  b. rubra.
  c. palatine.
  d. alba.

Question 2

When changing the position of a patient with a spinal cord injury at T4, the nurse observes the first indication of an episode of autonomic dysreflexia, which is:
 
  a. nausea.
  b. pallor.
  c. goose bumps.
  d. dizziness.

Question 3

The nurse instructs the mother of a 5-year-old who sustained a mild brain injury that although all neurological evaluations are normal, her child may exhibit postconcussive syndrome, which is characterized by:
 
  a. convulsions and high fever.
  b. irritability and memory deficits.
  c. muscular twitching and muscle pain.
  d. paresis of limbs.

Question 4

Twelve hours following the delivery of a baby, the mother is assessed by the nurse. As the nurse palpates the level of the fundus of the uterus, it should be:
 
  a. firm and 2 cm below the umbilicus.
  b. firm and at the umbilicus.
  c. slightly boggy and 1 cm below the umbilicus.
  d. halfway between the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis.

Question 5

The nurse takes special care to be gentle in caring for patients with spinal cord injuries to avoid stimulating the autonomic nervous system and triggering an episode of:
 
  a. paresis.
  b. heterotopic ossification.
  c. postural hypotension.
  d. autonomic dysreflexia.

Question 6

The nurse shows the patient an x-ray of the fetal spine in parallel alignment with the mother's to demonstrate a ________ lie.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 7

To reduce the incidence of postural hypotension in a patient with a spinal cord injury, the nurse should:
 
  a. monitor diastolic blood pressure closely.
  b. encourage the patient to sit in wheelchair in upright position.
  c. raise the head of the bed 45 degrees before transfer to a wheelchair.
  d. encourage adequate intake of fluids to expand fluid volume.

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