VeRIFIeD QUeSTIONS aND aCCURaTe, DeTaILeD
aNSWeRS FROm TRUSTeD SOURCeS.
1. Postpartum Hemorrhaging - ANSWER Check the Peri-pads to determine
how much the patient is hemorrhaging
2. Vaginal Delivery - ANSWER Blood Loss 500ml
3. C section Delivery - ANSWER Blood Loss 1000ml
4. Lochia - ANSWER Postpartum Discharge
5. Rubra - ANSWER Lasts 3 to 5 days
6. Serosa - ANSWER Last 3 days to 2 weeks
7. Alba - ANSWER White or yellowish discharge
8. Rubra - ANSWER Red discharge
9. Serosa - ANSWER Pink discharge
10.Discharge order - ANSWER Rubra, Serosa, Alba
,11.Promote Uterine Contraction - ANSWER Breast feeding
12.Promote Uterine Contraction - ANSWER Administration of Oxytocin
13.Promote Uterine Contraction - ANSWER Massage the uterus
14.Uterus - ANSWER Sits above the umbilicus immediately after delivery
15.Uterus - ANSWER Boggy after delivery
16.Uterus - ANSWER Back into normal position after 9 days (true pelvis)
17.Location of the Fundus - ANSWER Feel at the top
18.Boggy Fundus - ANSWER Treatment: Massage, massage, massage
19.Lack of contraction of fundus - ANSWER Cause: Full bladder
20.Lack of contraction of fundus - ANSWER Cause: Lack of feeling in the
lower half of the bladder due to epideral
21.Deviates uterus to the side - ANSWER Cause: Full bladder
22.Difficulty emptying the bladder - ANSWER Cause: Macrosomic baby
,23.Difficulty emptying the bladder - ANSWER Cause: Twins
24.Difficulty emptying the bladder - ANSWER Treatment: Quick
Catheterization
25.Lack of contraction of Uterus - ANSWER When was the last time you
voided?
26.Too much bleeding - ANSWER Saturated peripad within and hour
27.Perineum on fire (painful) - ANSWER Treatment: First 24 hours use cold
(ice). 10 mins on 10 mins off
28.Perineum on fire (painful) - ANSWER Treatment: After 24+ hours, warm
water and heat (sitz bath)
29.Cleanse Perineum - ANSWER Treatment: Peri bottle (warm water) to clean
from front to back
30.UTI - ANSWER Prevention: Peri bottle (warm water) to clean from front to
back
31.UTI - ANSWER Prevention: Pat perineum dry from front to back
, 32.Toileting - ANSWER Use peri bottle each time to cleanse the area from front
to back
33.Postpartum Bleeding - ANSWER Cause: Lacerations and Tears
34.Late Postpartum Bleeding at home - ANSWER Cause: Retained Placenta
35.Episiotomy - ANSWER Assess to see how it is healing
36.Source of infection - ANSWER Episiotomy, tears, C section, uti, prolonged
ruptured membranes, long labor, foley catheter
37.Temerature < 100.4 - ANSWER Indicates dehydration, up to 24 hours after
birth
38.Dehydration (< 100.4 temp) - ANSWER Push fluids
39.After birth Vitals - ANSWER Pulse increased but begins to decrease,
respiratory rate normal, bp increased but decreasing
40.Bowel Movement - ANSWER 3 days max, after birth
41.Bowel Movement - ANSWER Increase fluids, stool softener, fiber
42.Colostrum - ANSWER the first secretion from the mammary glands after
giving birth, rich in antibodies.