MOTHER BABY EXAM 5 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A nurse is performing a fundal assessment for a client who is 2 days postpartum and
observes the perineal pad for loch. She notes the pad to be saturated approximately
12 cm with loch that is bright red and contains small slots. Which of the following
findings should the nurse document?
A. Moderate lochia rubra
B. Excessive blood loss
C. Light lochia rubra
D. Scant lochia serosa - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
during ambulation to the bathroom, a postpartum client experiences a gush of dark
red blood that soon stops. on assessment, a nurse finds the clients uterus to be firm,
midline, and at the level of the umbilicus. The nurse interprets this finding as
a. evidence of a possible vaginal hematoma
b. an indication of a cervical or perineal laceration
c. a normal postural discharge of lochia
d. abnormally excessive lochia rubra flow - CORRECT ANSWER-c
a nurse is assessing a postpartum client for fundal height, location , and consistency.
the fundus is noted to be displaced laterally to the right, and there is uterine atony.
the nurse should identify which of the following conditions as the cause of uterine
atony?
a. poor involution
b. urinary retention
c. hemorrhage
mother baby exam 5 questions with complete solutions
, d. infection - CORRECT ANSWER-b
a nurse concludes that the father of an infant is not showing positive signs of parent-
infant bonding. he appears very anxious and nervous when the mother asks him to
bring her the infant. which of the following actions should the nurse use to promote
bonding?
a. hand the father the infant and suggest that he change her diaper
b. ask the father why he is so anxious and nervous
c. tell the father that he will grow accustomed to the infant
d. provide education about infant care when the father is present - CORRECT
ANSWER-d
a client in the early postpartum
period is very excited and talkative.
she is repeatedly telling the nurse
every detail of her labor and
birth. because the client will not
stop talking, the nurse is having
difficulty completing the postpartum
assessments. which of the following
action should the nurse take?
a. come back later when the
client is more cooperative.
b. give the client time to
express her feelings.
c. tell the client she needs to
be quiet so the assessment
can be completed.
d. redirect the client's focus so
that she will become quiet. - CORRECT ANSWER-b
a nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postpartum. the nurse is assessing for
mother baby exam 5 questions with complete solutions
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A nurse is performing a fundal assessment for a client who is 2 days postpartum and
observes the perineal pad for loch. She notes the pad to be saturated approximately
12 cm with loch that is bright red and contains small slots. Which of the following
findings should the nurse document?
A. Moderate lochia rubra
B. Excessive blood loss
C. Light lochia rubra
D. Scant lochia serosa - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
during ambulation to the bathroom, a postpartum client experiences a gush of dark
red blood that soon stops. on assessment, a nurse finds the clients uterus to be firm,
midline, and at the level of the umbilicus. The nurse interprets this finding as
a. evidence of a possible vaginal hematoma
b. an indication of a cervical or perineal laceration
c. a normal postural discharge of lochia
d. abnormally excessive lochia rubra flow - CORRECT ANSWER-c
a nurse is assessing a postpartum client for fundal height, location , and consistency.
the fundus is noted to be displaced laterally to the right, and there is uterine atony.
the nurse should identify which of the following conditions as the cause of uterine
atony?
a. poor involution
b. urinary retention
c. hemorrhage
mother baby exam 5 questions with complete solutions
, d. infection - CORRECT ANSWER-b
a nurse concludes that the father of an infant is not showing positive signs of parent-
infant bonding. he appears very anxious and nervous when the mother asks him to
bring her the infant. which of the following actions should the nurse use to promote
bonding?
a. hand the father the infant and suggest that he change her diaper
b. ask the father why he is so anxious and nervous
c. tell the father that he will grow accustomed to the infant
d. provide education about infant care when the father is present - CORRECT
ANSWER-d
a client in the early postpartum
period is very excited and talkative.
she is repeatedly telling the nurse
every detail of her labor and
birth. because the client will not
stop talking, the nurse is having
difficulty completing the postpartum
assessments. which of the following
action should the nurse take?
a. come back later when the
client is more cooperative.
b. give the client time to
express her feelings.
c. tell the client she needs to
be quiet so the assessment
can be completed.
d. redirect the client's focus so
that she will become quiet. - CORRECT ANSWER-b
a nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postpartum. the nurse is assessing for
mother baby exam 5 questions with complete solutions
