It can be useful to evaluate practical skill competence of students, teachers, professionals, self evaluation, staff nurses, etc, in performing postnatal assessment
1. POSTNATAL ASSESSMENT
CHECKLIST
1. Tray Set Up
2. Explination of procedure and articles
3. Handwash
4. Provide Privacy
5. Breast examination:-
a) Inspection:
i. Symmentry
ii. Size
iii. Areola
iv. Montagomary’s tubercles
v. Nipples
vi. Blood vessels
vii. Any scar
b) Palpation:
i. Pain/Tendeness
ii. Nodules
iii. Lump
iv. Temperature
v. Lactation
vi. Sign of Breast engorgement
vii. Sign of Breast sepsis/ mastitis
6. Abdominal Examination:-
a) Inspection:
i. Size
ii. Shape
iii. Linia niagra
iv. Linia albicans
v. Strae gravidarum
vi. Umbilicus
vii. Cesarean Section Wound status
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viii. Any scar
b) Palpation:
i. Fundal Height
ii. Abdominal Girth
iii. Involution
7. Pelvic Examination:-
a) Vulva: Swelling, Redness
b) Lochia
c) Cervix
d) Laceration
e) Tear
f) Episiotomy wound status( if done)
g) REEDA Scale (if Episiotomy)
8. BBULER
9. After care of articles
10. Handwash
11. Recording and Reporting
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