NURS Postpartum QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED|SOLVED
1. A postpartum nurse is preparing to care for a woman who has just delivered a healthy newborn infant. In the immediate postpartum period,
the nurse plans to take the woman’s vital signs:
B. Every 15 minutes during the first hour and then every 30 minutes for the next two hours.
2. A postpartum nurse is taking the vital signs of a woman who delivered a healthy newborn infant 4 hours ago. The nurse notes that the
mother’s temperature is 100.2°F. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate?
D. Increase hydration by encouraging oral fluids
3. The nurse is assessing a client who is 6 hours PP after delivering a full-term healthy infant. The client complains to the nurse of feelings of
faintness and dizziness. Which of the following nursing actions would be most appropriate?
B. Instruct the mother to request help when getting out of bed.
4. A nurse is preparing to perform a fundal assessment on a postpartum client. The initial nursing action in performing this assessment is which
of the following?
C. Ask the mother to urinate and empty her bladder.
5. The nurse is assessing the lochia on a 1 day PP patient. The nurse notes that the lochia is red and has a foul-smelling odor. The nurse
NURS Postpartum QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED|SOLVED
, NURS Postpartum QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED|SOLVED
determines that this assessment finding is:
B. Indicates the presence of infection.
6. Question
When performing a PP assessment on a client, the nurse notes the presence of clots in the lochia. The nurse examines the clots and notes that
they are larger than 1 cm. Which of the following nursing actions is most appropriate?
B. Notify the physician.
7. A nurse in a PP unit is instructing a mother regarding lochia and the amount of expected lochia drainage. The nurse instructs the mother that
the normal amount of lochia may vary but should never exceed the need for:
D. Eight peripads per day.
8. A PP nurse is providing instructions to a woman after delivery of a healthy newborn infant. The nurse instructs the mother that she should
expect normal bowel elimination to return:
B. 3 days PP
9. The following are the physiological maternal changes that occur during the PP period. Select all that apply.
A. Cervical involution occurs.
NURS Postpartum QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED|SOLVED
1. A postpartum nurse is preparing to care for a woman who has just delivered a healthy newborn infant. In the immediate postpartum period,
the nurse plans to take the woman’s vital signs:
B. Every 15 minutes during the first hour and then every 30 minutes for the next two hours.
2. A postpartum nurse is taking the vital signs of a woman who delivered a healthy newborn infant 4 hours ago. The nurse notes that the
mother’s temperature is 100.2°F. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate?
D. Increase hydration by encouraging oral fluids
3. The nurse is assessing a client who is 6 hours PP after delivering a full-term healthy infant. The client complains to the nurse of feelings of
faintness and dizziness. Which of the following nursing actions would be most appropriate?
B. Instruct the mother to request help when getting out of bed.
4. A nurse is preparing to perform a fundal assessment on a postpartum client. The initial nursing action in performing this assessment is which
of the following?
C. Ask the mother to urinate and empty her bladder.
5. The nurse is assessing the lochia on a 1 day PP patient. The nurse notes that the lochia is red and has a foul-smelling odor. The nurse
NURS Postpartum QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED|SOLVED
, NURS Postpartum QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED|SOLVED
determines that this assessment finding is:
B. Indicates the presence of infection.
6. Question
When performing a PP assessment on a client, the nurse notes the presence of clots in the lochia. The nurse examines the clots and notes that
they are larger than 1 cm. Which of the following nursing actions is most appropriate?
B. Notify the physician.
7. A nurse in a PP unit is instructing a mother regarding lochia and the amount of expected lochia drainage. The nurse instructs the mother that
the normal amount of lochia may vary but should never exceed the need for:
D. Eight peripads per day.
8. A PP nurse is providing instructions to a woman after delivery of a healthy newborn infant. The nurse instructs the mother that she should
expect normal bowel elimination to return:
B. 3 days PP
9. The following are the physiological maternal changes that occur during the PP period. Select all that apply.
A. Cervical involution occurs.
NURS Postpartum QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED|SOLVED
