A nurse is conducting discharge and teaches parents about the care of their infant after cardiac surgery.

The nurse instructs the parents to notify the physician if the conditions occur. (Select all that apply.)

choice D. Make a follow-up home visit to parents as soon as possible after the infant’s death. This is because a competent, qualified professional should visit the family at home as soon as possible after the death and provide the family with printed information about SIDS.

Choice A is wrong because explaining how SIDS could have been predicted and prevented is inappropriate.

SIDS cannot be prevented or predicted. Discussions about the cause will only increase parental guilt.

Choice B is wrong because the parents should be asked only factual questions to determine the cause of death. Interviewing parents in-depth concerning the circumstances surrounding the infant’s death may be intrusive and stressful.

Choice C is wrong because parents should be allowed and encouraged to make a last visit with their infant. Discouraging parents from making a last visit with the infant may deprive them of an opportunity to say goodbye and grieve.

Pitocin and Methergine are both medications used to manage postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) by causing the uterus to contract and reduce bleeding. Pitocin is the most effective and preferred medication for PPH prevention and treatment.

Choice C is wrong because Terbutaline is a medication that relaxes the uterus and is used to stop preterm labor, not PPH.

Choice D is wrong because Hemabate is a brand name for carboprost, which is a prostaglandin that can be used for PPH, but it has more side effects and contraindications than Pitocin or Methergine.

Choice E is wrong because Magnesium sulfate is a medication that prevents seizures in women with preeclampsia or eclampsia, not PPH.