NSG 3500 / NSG3500 EXAM 3: (NEW 2025/ 2026
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In the pre-admission clinic, the A
perinatal nurse describes the
advantages to a short hospital stay
as including which of the following?
a. decreased risk of non-socomial
infection
b. increased rest and recuperation
c. increased opportunity to initiate
successful breastfeeding
d. increased teaching about infant
care
,In the immediate postpartum period, A
the perinatal nurse knows that the
postpartum woman most often has:
a. bradycardia
b. tachycardia
c. a pulse within the normal adult
range
c. tachycardia with a. return of
normal pulse within 4 hours
The postpartum nurse expects a B
postpartum woman's bladder
function to return to normal within
what length of time?
a. 2-4 hours
b. 4-6 hours
c. 6-8 hours
d. 8-12 hours
A student nurse in the perinatal clinic C
sees a notation on the chart of a
patient describing her as being in the
"puerperium." What explanation does
the registered nurse provide the
student?
a. time period when breastfeeding
inhibits ovulation
b. time period when the infant loses
weight after birth
c. time period form childbirth
through 6 weeks PP
d. time period when risk of the "baby
blues" is highest
, A nurse performing a perineal A
assessment on a postpartum woman
assists her into which position?
a. Sim's
b. Prone
c. Supine
d. Knee-chest
The perinatal nurse understands the C
term "subinvolution" to mean which
of the following?
a. inverted uterus
b. abnormally small uterus
c. uterus not returned to pre-
pregnant state
d. uterus with retained placental
tissue
A nurse notes a postpartum woman's D
vaginal drainage as red fluid with a
fleshy odor. How should the nurse
document this finding?
a. lochia maxima
c. lochia alba
d. lochia serosa
d. lochia rubra
The nurse knows that during what D
time frame is a woman most likely to
experience heart failure?
a. first trimester
b. second trimester
c. third trimester
d. postpartum
UPDATE) NURSING PRACTICE - MATERNAL
HEALTH GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|
GRADE A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)- GALEN
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Terms in this set (45)
In the pre-admission clinic, the A
perinatal nurse describes the
advantages to a short hospital stay
as including which of the following?
a. decreased risk of non-socomial
infection
b. increased rest and recuperation
c. increased opportunity to initiate
successful breastfeeding
d. increased teaching about infant
care
,In the immediate postpartum period, A
the perinatal nurse knows that the
postpartum woman most often has:
a. bradycardia
b. tachycardia
c. a pulse within the normal adult
range
c. tachycardia with a. return of
normal pulse within 4 hours
The postpartum nurse expects a B
postpartum woman's bladder
function to return to normal within
what length of time?
a. 2-4 hours
b. 4-6 hours
c. 6-8 hours
d. 8-12 hours
A student nurse in the perinatal clinic C
sees a notation on the chart of a
patient describing her as being in the
"puerperium." What explanation does
the registered nurse provide the
student?
a. time period when breastfeeding
inhibits ovulation
b. time period when the infant loses
weight after birth
c. time period form childbirth
through 6 weeks PP
d. time period when risk of the "baby
blues" is highest
, A nurse performing a perineal A
assessment on a postpartum woman
assists her into which position?
a. Sim's
b. Prone
c. Supine
d. Knee-chest
The perinatal nurse understands the C
term "subinvolution" to mean which
of the following?
a. inverted uterus
b. abnormally small uterus
c. uterus not returned to pre-
pregnant state
d. uterus with retained placental
tissue
A nurse notes a postpartum woman's D
vaginal drainage as red fluid with a
fleshy odor. How should the nurse
document this finding?
a. lochia maxima
c. lochia alba
d. lochia serosa
d. lochia rubra
The nurse knows that during what D
time frame is a woman most likely to
experience heart failure?
a. first trimester
b. second trimester
c. third trimester
d. postpartum
