General Department
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Objectives:
At the end of the class, the students are expected to:
1. Describe the assessment of the postpartum woman for predisposing factors and
signs and symptoms of various postpartum complications;
2. Interpret deviation from normal finding in the physical assessment and diagnostic
and laboratory tests;
3. Identify expected outcomes of a postpartum woman experiencing a complication;
4. Formulate a nursing care plan for each of the complications; and
5. Develop a sense of commitment to serve their patients at all cost.
Subject Matter:
A. Nursing Care of the High-Risk Postpartum Client
1. Postpartal hemorrhage
a. Early postpartal hemorrhage
b. Late postpartal hemorrage
2. Postpartal puerperal infection
a. Endometritis
b. Wound infection
c. UTI
References:
Pillitteri, Adele (2015). Maternal & Child Health Nursing, 8th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins:
Philadelphia
Smeltzer, Susanne, et. al. (2012), Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, 12th ed. Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia
Instructional Materials:
Laptop/Computer
PowerPoint Presentation
Cut-out Papers
Marking Pens
Double-sided Tape
Overhead Projector
Textbook
Lesson Proper:
Preparation:
1. Opening Prayer
2. Checking of attendance (utilize the seat plan)
Motivation:
1. Pretest (10 items)
2. Ask the students randomly to relate to the class their personal experiences
and observation with postpartal women in their OB hospital rotation.
Introduction:
Most expecting mothers know that there are potential risks when it comes to
childbirth, but many of us focus more on the risks involved during pregnancy and up to
delivery, and less on the risks afterward. The postpartum period can impact a mother’s
risk of chronic conditions, the health of future pregnancies and well-being of her child.
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality. All
women who carry a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks gestation are risk of PPH.
Postpartum infections comprise a wide range of entities that can occur after
vaginal and cesarean delivery or during breastfeeding. In addition to trauma sustained
during the birth process or cesarean procedure, physiologic changes during pregnancy
contribute to the development of postpartum infections.
Activity:
1. A student leads an interactive lecture-discussion with PowerPoint Presentation.
2. Activity: Dress me up. The class is divided into three (3) groups and each
groups will have a human mannequin. Each mannequin will be dressed up by the
members of the group with answers to each questions presented. They need to
write the answer first on the paper provided before they dress up their human
mannequin Finally, the leader summarizes the things stuffed to their mannequin.
Generalization:
Ask the students what they understood/learned about the topics discussed.
Evaluation:
1. Posttest [(paper-and-pen test) (30 items)]
2. Ask the students to formulate 1 nursing care plan about any of the topics
discussed.
Assignment:
Cut-out a magazine or newspaper article (2015 up) about postpartum
hemorrhage and postpartum puerperial infection. Paste the article in a long bond
paper. On the second sheet, write your 500-word reaction to the article.
