Day

Topics

Day
1

Postpartum
a. Definitio
n
b. Specific
body
changes
of the
mother

Day 2 c. Nursing
care for
mother during
postpartum

Subtopics

Student learning
outcomes

Pre-lectio

Lectio

Repetio SLO

SLO preassessment
and evaluation

1. Breast (engorgement)
2. Uterus (contraction,
position, size)
3. Bladder (distention)
4. Bowel (positive for bowel
sounds or elimination)
5. Lochia (color, amount,
consistency, number of
pads consumed
6. Episiotomy (condition of
wound healing, signs of
infection)
7. Homans sign (presence or
absence)
8. Emotions (resence or
absence of depression,
coping mechanisms)

The students shall

be able to recognize
the specific
physiological
changes a mother
undergoes during
the postpartum
period.

Students shall be asked

to share their readings
that was given as an
assignment, topics of
which will be discussed
thoroughly after the
recitation.

LectureDiscussion

Group Sharing
1. Why is there a need to
know the specific body
changes of a mother
during postpartum
2. How important is
assessment in taking of a
postpartum mother
3. As a nurse, what skills
do you need to improve
when assigned to a
postpartum patient.

Short Item Quiz

1. Safety measures:
limitations in movement,
protection from falls,
provision of adequate
clothing, wound care e.g.
episiotomy
2. Comfort measures:
exercises, initiation of
lactation, relief of
discomforts like breast
engorgement and nipple
sores, hygienic measures,
maintaining adequate
3. Measures to prevent
complication: ensuring
adequate uterine

The students shall

be able to identify
the appropriate
nursing care for
mother during post
partum and they
shall be able to
choose which
measures to use to
prioritize the need of
the patient and
apply it on a given
scenario (role-play)
which will be done
after the lecture
proper.

The nurse educator

shall share her
experiences during an
incident regarding
nursing care for
mothers

LectureDiscussion
With Video
presentatio
n showing
proper
nursing
care
manageme
nt of a
postpartum
patient in
the hospital
ward.

Role-playing

Rationale: The
students shall be
able to provide
health teachings and
address the
questions of their
patients and take an
active role in cocreating their
learning experience.

Situation: After delivery,

a post-partum mother
has severe bleeding,
pulse is 120bpm, BP is
140/100. As a nurse,
what is the first thing you
should do? What are the
safety percautions to
apply during this
situation?

Resource

contraction to prevent
bleeding, adequate
monitoring, early
ambulation, and prompt
referral of complications
4. Support for the
psychosocial adjustment of
the mother
5. Health teaching needs of
mother, newborn, family
6. Accurate documentation
and reporting as needed