10.0 UNIT 3POSTPARTUM NURSING CARE
2025/2026 WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
1.CaCnurseCisCperformingCaCfundalCassessmentCforCaCclientCwhoCisC2CdaysCpostpartumCandCobservesC
theCperinealCpadCforClochia.CsheCnotesCtheCpadCtoCbeCsaturatedCapproximatelyC12CcmCwithClochiaCt
hatCisCbrightCredCandCcontainsCsmallCclots.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCfindingsCshouldCtheCnurseCdocu
ment?
Ca.CmoderateClochiaCrubraCB.CExcessiveCbloodClossCc.ClightClochiaCrubraCd.CscantClochiaCserosaC-
CCORRECTCANSWER-
AC"a.CCORRECT:CtheCclientChasCmoderateClochiaCrubraCcontainingCsmallCclots,CwhichCisCanCexpected
CfindingCforCtheCsecondCdayCpostpartum.CB.CExcessiveCbloodClossCisCsaturationCofCaCperinealCpadCinC
15CminCorClessCorCpoolingCofCbloodCunderCtheCclient'sCbuttocks.Cc.ClightClochiaCrubraCisCaCperinealCp
adCthatCisCsaturatedClessCthanC10CcmCwithClochia.Cd.CscantClochiaCserosaC(lessCthanC2.5CcmConCperin
ealCpad)CisCpinkishCbrownCinCcolorCandCserosanguineousCinCconsistency.CitCoccursConCdayC4CtoC12Cfo
llowingCdelivery."
2.CduringCambulationCtoCtheCbathroom,CaCpostpartumCclientCexperiencesCaCgushCofCdarkCredCblood
CthatCsoonCstops.ConCassessment,CaCnurseCfindsCtheCuterusCtoCbeCfirm,Cmidline,CandCatCtheClevelCofCt
heCumbilicus.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCfindingsCshouldCtheCnurseCinterpretCthisCdataCasCbeing?Ca.CEv
idenceCofCaCpossibleCvaginalChematomaCB.CanCindicationCofCaCcervicalCorCperinealClacerationCc.CaCn
ormalCposturalCdischargeCofClochiaCd.CabnormallyCexcessiveClochiaCrubraCflowC-
CCORRECTCANSWER-
CC"a.CaCclientCwhoChasCaCvaginalChematomaCisCexpectedCtoCreportCexcessiveCpainCorCvaginalCpressu
re.CB.CExcessiveCspurtingCofCbrightCredCbloodCfromCtheCvaginaCindicatesCaCpossibleCcervicalCorCperin
ealClaceration.Cc.CCORRECT:ClochiaCtypicallyCtricklesCfromCtheCvaginalCopeningCbutCflowsCmoreCstea
dilyCduringCuterineCcontractions.CmassagingCtheCuterusCorCambulationCcanCresultCinCaCgushCofClochi
aCwithCtheCexpressionCofCclotsCandCdarkCbloodCthatChasCbeenCpooledCinCtheCvagina,CbutCitCshouldCs
oonCdecreaseCbackCtoCaCtrickleCofCbrightCredClochiaCinCtheCearlyCpuerperium.Cd.CExcessiveCbloodClos
sCconsistsCofConeCpadCsaturatedCinC15CminCorClessCorCtheCpoolingCofCbloodCunderCtheCbuttocks,Cwhi
chCisCnotCaffectedCbyCtheCclient'sCposturalCchanges."
, 3.CaCnurseCisCcompletingCpostpartumCdischargeCteachingCtoCaCclientCwhoChadCnoCimmunityCtoCvaric
ellaCandCwasCgivenCvaricellaCvaccine.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCstatementsCbyCtheCclientCindicatesCun
derstandingCofCtheCteaching?Ca.C"iCwillCneedCtoCuseCcontraceptionCforC3CmonthsCbeforeCconsiderin
gCpregnancy."CB.C"iCneedCaCsecondCvaccinationCatCmyCpostpartumCvisit."Cc.C"iCwasCgivenCtheCvaccin
eCbecauseCmyCbabyCisCo-
positive."Cd.C"iCwillCbeCtestedCinC3CmonthsCtoCseeCifCiChaveCdevelopedCimmunity."C-
CCORRECTCANSWER-
BC"a.CaCclientCisCinstructedCtoCnotCgetCpregnantCforC1CmonthCfollowingCadministrationCofCvaricellaCv
accine.CB.CCORRECT:CaCsecondCvaricellaCimmunizationCisCneededCatC4CtoC8CweeksCfollowingCdeliver
yCbyCclientsCwhoChadCnoChistoryCofCimmunity.Cc.Crho(d)CimmuneCglobulinCisCadministeredCtoCaCrhne
gativeCmotherCwhoChasCanCrh-
positiveCnewborn.Cd.CaCclientCrequiresCtestingCforCimmunityCatC3CmonthsCfollowingCadministrationC
ofCrubellaCvaccineCandCrho(d)CimmuneCglobulin."
4.CaCnurseCisCassessingCaCpostpartumCclientCforCfundalCheight,Clocation,CandCconsistency.CtheCfundu
sCisCnotedCtoCbeCdisplacedClaterallyCtoCtheCright,CandCthereCisCuterineCatony.CtheCnurseCshouldCident
ifyCwhichCofCtheCfollowingCconditionsCasCtheCcauseCofCtheCuterineCatony?Ca.CPoorCinvolutionCB.Curin
aryCretentionCc.ChemorrhageCd.CinfectionC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
BC"a.CPoorCinvolutionCisCtheCresultCofCuterineCatonyCandCdoesCnotCcauseCit.CB.CCORRECT:CurinaryCret
entionCcanCresultCinCaCdistentionCofCtheCbladder.CaCdistendedCbladderCcanCcauseCuterineCatonyCand
ClateralCdisplacementCfromCtheCmidline,CusuallyCtoCtheCright.Cc.ChemorrhageCisCtheCresultCofCuterin
eCatonyCandCdoesCnotCcauseCit.Cd.CinfectionCdoesCnotCcauseCuterineCdisplacementCorCatonyCandCwo
uldCbeCcharacterizedCbyCfoul-smellingCvaginalCdischargeCandCelevatedCtemperature."
5.CaCnurseCisCcaringCforCaCclientCwhoCisC1ChrCpostpartumCfollowingCaCvaginalCbirthCandCexperiencingC
uncontrollableCshaking.CtheCnurseCshouldCunderstandCthatCtheCshakingCisCdueCtoCwhichCofCtheCfoll
owingCfactors?C(selectCallCthatCapply.)Ca.CchangeCinCbodyCfluidsCB.CmetabolicCeffortCofClaborCc.Cdiap
horesisCd.CdecreaseCinCbodyCtemperatureCE.CdecreaseCinCprolactinClevelsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ACBC"a.CCORRECT:CaCshiftCinCbodyCfluidsCduringCtheCfirstC2ChrCpuerperiumCcanCcauseCaCpostpartumCc
hill.CB.CCORRECT:CtheCworkCofClaborCcanCcauseCaCpostpartumCchillCduringCtheCfirstC2ChrCpuerperium.
Cc.CdiaphoresisCisCtheCmechanismCbyCwhichCtheCexcessCfluidCofCpregnancyCisCremovedCfromCtheCbo
dy.CitCusuallyCoccursCwithinCtheCfirstC2CtoC3CdaysCfollowingCdelivery.Cd.CanCincreaseCinCbodyCtempera
tureCisCassociatedCwithCaCpostpartumCchill,CbutCitCisCnotCtheCcauseCofCit.CE.CchangesCinCprolactinClev
elsCaffectCovulationCandCmensesCandCareCnotCtheCcauseCofCaCpostpartumCchill."
1.CaCnurseCconcludesCthatCtheCfatherCofCanCinfantCisCnotCshowingCpositiveCsignsCofCparent-infantCbo
nding.CHeCappearsCveryCanxiousCandCnervousCwhenCtheCinfant'sCmotherCasksChimCtoCbringCherCtheC
infant.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCactionsCshouldCtheCnurseCuseCtoCpromoteCfather-infantCbonding?Ca.
CHandCtheCfatherCtheCinfant,CandCsuggestCthatCheCchangeCtheCdiaper.CB.CaskCtheCfatherCwhyCheCisCso