Nurses Need to Know the Basic Definitions and Incidence Data

question 4

Multiple Choice

Nurses need to know the basic definitions and incidence data about postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) .For instance:

• A)PPH is easy to recognize early;after all,the woman is bleeding
• B)Traditionally,it takes more than 1000 ml of blood after vaginal birth and 2500 ml after cesarean birth to define the condition as PPH
• C)If anything,nurses and doctors tend to overestimate the amount of blood loss
• D)Traditionally,PPH has been classified as early or late with respect to birth

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Definitions:

Stimuli

External events or occurrences that elicit responses from sensory organs, leading to a reaction or a specific behavior in an organism.

Long-Term Memory

The aspect of memory where information is stored for extended periods, potentially for a lifetime, comprising of knowledge, experiences, and skills.

Sensory Memory

A very short-term type of memory that holds sensory information, allowing it to be experienced just long enough to be processed further.

Partial Reports

A method in cognitive psychology where participants are asked to recall or recognize a subset of the presented information.