Encourage the client to take pain medication as prescribed.
<h3>Which nursing discharge instructions are appropriate to include when teaching a postpartum woman?</h3>
Feed the newborn less frequently.
Continue to breast-feed every 2 to 4 hours.
Switch to bottle-feeding the infant for 2 weeks.
Stop breast-feeding and switch to bottle-feeding permanently.
<h3>What are the initial priorities in immediate care of the newborn?</h3>
Drying the baby with warm towels or cloths, while being placed on the mother's abdomen or in her arms. This mother-child skin-to-skincontact is important to maintain the baby's temperature, encourage bonding and expose the baby to the mother's skin bacteria.
Ensuring that the airway is clear,removing mucus and other material from the mouth, nose and throat with a suction pump.
Taking measures to maintain body temperature, to ensure no metabolic problems associated with exposure to the cold arise.
Clamping and cutting the umbilical cord with sterile instruments, thoroughly decontaminated by sterilisation. This is of utmost importance for the prevention of infections.
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