QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Postpartum Hemorrhaging - CORRECT ANSWERS-Check the Peri-pads to determine how much the
patient is hemorrhaging
Vaginal Delivery - CORRECT ANSWERS-Blood Loss 500ml
C section Delivery - CORRECT ANSWERS-Blood Loss 1000ml
Lochia - CORRECT ANSWERS-Postpartum Discharge
Rubra - CORRECT ANSWERS-Lasts 3 to 5 days
Serosa - CORRECT ANSWERS-Last 3 days to 2 weeks
Alba - CORRECT ANSWERS-White or yellowish discharge
Rubra - CORRECT ANSWERS-Red discharge
Serosa - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pink discharge
Discharge order - CORRECT ANSWERS-Rubra, Serosa, Alba
Promote Uterine Contraction - CORRECT ANSWERS-Breast feeding
Promote Uterine Contraction - CORRECT ANSWERS-Administration of Oxytocin
, Promote Uterine Contraction - CORRECT ANSWERS-Massage the uterus
Uterus - CORRECT ANSWERS-Sits above the umbilicus immediately after delivery
Uterus - CORRECT ANSWERS-Boggy after delivery
Uterus - CORRECT ANSWERS-Back into normal position after 9 days (true pelvis)
Location of the Fundus - CORRECT ANSWERS-Feel at the top
Boggy Fundus - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment: Massage, massage, massage
Lack of contraction of fundus - CORRECT ANSWERS-Cause: Full bladder
Lack of contraction of fundus - CORRECT ANSWERS-Cause: Lack of feeling in the lower half of the
bladder due to epideral
Deviates uterus to the side - CORRECT ANSWERS-Cause: Full bladder
Difficulty emptying the bladder - CORRECT ANSWERS-Cause: Macrosomic baby
Difficulty emptying the bladder - CORRECT ANSWERS-Cause: Twins
Difficulty emptying the bladder - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment: Quick Catheterization