NR 327 Maternal-Child Nursing Test 1 Questions with Correct Answers

At 16 weeks, where is the fundus? Correct Answer Fundus is equally between. At 20 weeks, where is the fundus? Correct Answer At the umbilicus At 36 weeks, where is the fundus? Correct Answer At the xiphoid process What is Chadwick's sign? Correct Answer Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion What is Goodell's Sign? Correct Answer Softening of the cervix due to increased vascularization. What does leopold's position tell you? Correct Answer The position the baby is in For a vaginal birth, how much blood loss indicates a hemorrhage? Correct Answer 500 mls For a C-section, how much blood loss indicates a hemorrhage? Correct Answer 1000 mls Saturating 1 pad/hr is a sign of postpartum hemorrhage. True or False Correct Answer True What are s/s of postpartum hemorrhage? Correct Answer Low BP Increased HR Pallor Clots LOC changes In early postpartum hemorrhage, what is the most common cause? Correct Answer Uterine Atony What is uterine atony? Correct Answer There is a lack of muscle tone, this allows for bleeding from the endometrial arteries at the placental site. What are risk factors for uterine atony? Correct Answer obesity too much amniotic fluid long labor, large baby What are s/s of uterine atony? Correct Answer a boggy uterus