What Should the Nurse Be Aware of to Provide Adequate

question 29

Multiple Choice

What should the nurse be aware of to provide adequate postpartum care for the woman experiencing postpartum depression ( PPD ) with psychotic features?

• A) PPD is more likely to occur in women with more than two children.
• B) PPD is rarely delusional and then usually about someone trying to harm her (the mother).
• C) Although serious, PPD is not likely to require psychiatric hospitalization.
• D) PPD may include bipolar disorder.

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Definitions:

Pluton

A pluton is a body of intrusive igneous rock that crystallized from magma slowly cooling below the surface of the Earth, often forming the core of mountains.

Sedimentary Unit

A layer of sedimentary rock with distinct physical, chemical, or biological characteristics that distinguish it from adjacent layers.

Overlapping

The placement of objects over one another, often used to describe geological layers that cover part of each other.

Wrangellia Terrane

A geological region composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks, originally formed as an island arc, and now part of the coastal regions of British Columbia, Alaska, and Yukon.