Fundal Height Questions And Answers NCLEX Exam
2022
1. Your patient is 48 hours post-delivery. While assessing fundal height, you would
expect the fundal height to be?
A. 1 cm above the umbilicus
B. 2 cm above the umbilicus
C. 1 cm below the umbilicus
D. 2 cm below the umbilicus
The answer is D. The fundal height will decrease by 1 cm per day below the umbilicus.
Therefore, if the woman is 48 hours postpartum (2 days) the fundal height will be 2 cm
BELOW the umbilicus.
2. You’re providing discharge teaching to a new mother who is going home after a
vaginal delivery. The woman asks when the uterus will return to its pre-pregnancy size.
Your response is?
A. At about 14 days
B. At about 6 months
C. At about 6 weeks
D. At about 7 days
The answer is C. The uterus will return to its pre-pregnancy state at about 6 weeks.
3. During a prenatal visit, you are assessing the fundal height. You find the fundus of the
uterus to be right above the symphysis pubis. Based on this finding the patient is about
how far along in her pregnancy?
2022
1. Your patient is 48 hours post-delivery. While assessing fundal height, you would
expect the fundal height to be?
A. 1 cm above the umbilicus
B. 2 cm above the umbilicus
C. 1 cm below the umbilicus
D. 2 cm below the umbilicus
The answer is D. The fundal height will decrease by 1 cm per day below the umbilicus.
Therefore, if the woman is 48 hours postpartum (2 days) the fundal height will be 2 cm
BELOW the umbilicus.
2. You’re providing discharge teaching to a new mother who is going home after a
vaginal delivery. The woman asks when the uterus will return to its pre-pregnancy size.
Your response is?
A. At about 14 days
B. At about 6 months
C. At about 6 weeks
D. At about 7 days
The answer is C. The uterus will return to its pre-pregnancy state at about 6 weeks.
3. During a prenatal visit, you are assessing the fundal height. You find the fundus of the
uterus to be right above the symphysis pubis. Based on this finding the patient is about
how far along in her pregnancy?
