A Nurse Working on the Postpartum Unit Is Caring for a Woman

question 168

Multiple Choice

A nurse working on the postpartum unit is caring for a woman who had a spontaneous delivery of a 9 lb, 6 oz baby 6 hr earlier. The nurse notes the patient has soaked four peri-pads and that her uterine fundus is boggy. Which of the following medications does the nurse anticipate being ordered?

• A) Pitocin (oxytocin)
• B) Methylergonovine (methergine)
• C) Brethine (terbutaline)
• D) Magnesium sulfate (magnesium sulfate)

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism in which unacceptable impulses are transformed into their opposite, often as a way of coping with anxiety.

Id Impulses

Primitive instincts and drives present from birth, according to Freudian theory, that operate at the unconscious level.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that represents internalized ideals, ethics, and provides standards for judgment.

Ego Function

Psychological processes associated with the self that are responsible for perception, judgment, tolerance of ambiguity, and reality testing.