Title: Describe common problems that occur in the postnatal client, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Examining the Nursing Process for the Maternal and Newborn Client

Description should include

- causes and prevention measures for physical problems
- causes and prevention measures for fetal demise
- methods of contraception following childbirth
- differences between postnatal psychosis, depression, and postpartum depression
- methods of client education.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the three major causative factors and prevention measures for postpartum hemorrhage?
- What are the methods of prevention, nursing assessment, and interventions for the five types of puerperal infections?
- How would one describe postnatal complications, including assessment and intervention, such as mastitis, cystitis, and pulmonary embolism?
- What is postnatal psychosis, and how does it differ from depression?