Assessment of the High Risk Pregnancy AND Antepartum Hemorrhagic Disorders

1. A newborn was born with cephalohematoma after a forceps delivery. What should the nurse instruct the mother to observe for?
   a. The newborn developed jaundice. Identify the clinical manifestations of a new born diagnosed with jaundice.
   b. What causes jaundice in the newborn?
   c. Describe interventions to prevent and treat jaundice.
   d. Identify the complications associated with jaundice.
   Antepartum Hemorrhagic Disorders:
2. Two pregnant women are admitted to the labor unit with vaginal bleeding. Sara is at 29 weeks of gestation
   and is diagnosed with marginal placenta previa. Jane is at 34 weeks gestation and is diagnosed with a
   moderate (grade II) premature separation of the placenta (abruptio placentae).
   a. Compare the clinical picture each of these women is likely to exhibit during assessment.
   b. Identify two priority nursing diagnoses for both Sara and Jane.
   c. Contrast the care management approach required by each for the women as it relates to her diagnosis and the typical medical management.
   d. Indicate the considerations that must be given top priority following birth for each of these women.
   

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