ASSIGNMENT

1. Discuss the similarities and differences of postpartum hemorrhage due retained placental fragments and uterine atony. Include assessment findings, interventions, medications, and any other pertinent information.

2. Select a postpartum complication. Create a nursing care plan with 1 diagnosis and 3 interventions for your selected complication.

3. Compare and contrast postpartum blue and postpartum psychosis.

4. Create a flowchart that diagrams that changes that occur from fetal circulation to newborn circulation.

5. Describe 5 methods used to prevent heat loss in newborns.

6. Discuss 5 key educational points to give parents who have a newborn being discharged home.

7. Discuss transient tachypnea, hypoglycemia, and physiologic jaundice. Include ways to prevent these conditions from occurring, assessment findings, and interventions.