ADN 240 Exam 5: Postpartum, Newborn, and Complications Verified
Exam Questions and Answers Latest update 2026/2027
Question:
How much is normal blood loss for a vaginal birth?
Answer:
500 ml
Question:
How much is normal blood loss for a c-section
Answer:
1000 ml
Question:
What are some GI symptoms postpartum
Answer:
increased hunger and thirst
- decreased bowel motility and muscle tone
- Afraid to have BM
- Diastasis recti
Question:
What is diastasis recti?
Answer:
Separating of abdominal muscles often occurring postpartum
Question:
What are some cervical symptoms postpartum
Answer:
Flabby and bruised
- Never truly goes back to normal (Goes from a dimple to a split)
- 2cm 1-2 days after birth then goes to a fingertip.
,Question:
Vaginal changes postpartum
Answer:
Swollen and potentially bruised
- Kegel exercises can help
- Labia are more flaccid
Question:
Perineal changes postpartum
Answer:
swollen, bruising
- scar
- Healing can take from 2-3 weeks up to 4-6 months
- Episiotomies are not done very often any more because they take longer to heal.
Question:
what is lochia?
Answer:
postbirth uterine discharge
Question:
What is are the different stages of lochia?
Answer:
Lochia Rubra, Lochia serosa, and lochia alba
Question:
What are lochia rubra characteristics?
Answer:
DARK BRIGHT RED blood
- Lasts 3-4 days
- flows like a HEAVY period
- SMALL CLOTS are normal (no bigger than golf ball size)
- MILD period like CRAMPING
, Question:
What characteristics of lochia serosa?
Answer:
PINKISH BROWN discharge that is less bloody and more watery
- Lasts about 4-12 days
- MODERATE flow
- Less or no clots
Question:
What are characteristics of lochia alba?
Answer:
YELLOWISH WHITE discharge
- little to no blood
- lasts about 12 days to 6 weeks
- NO clots
- Can sometimes continue after 6 weeks
Question:
What should you educate your patient about their discharge?
Answer:
How long they may feel cramping (3-4 days)
- Bleeding length of time and changes (up to 6 weeks)
- To report and foul smell of discharge
Question:
Do we want a firm or boggy uterus
Answer:
FIRM
Question:
If fundus is boggy, what is your first priority intervention? Some other interventions?
Answer:
FIRST PRIORITY is to massage the fundus
- Other interventions include encouraging toileting and breast feeding (can help release oxytocin)
Question:
Where do we want the fundus after birth?
Answer:
umbilicus and midline
Exam Questions and Answers Latest update 2026/2027
Question:
How much is normal blood loss for a vaginal birth?
Answer:
500 ml
Question:
How much is normal blood loss for a c-section
Answer:
1000 ml
Question:
What are some GI symptoms postpartum
Answer:
increased hunger and thirst
- decreased bowel motility and muscle tone
- Afraid to have BM
- Diastasis recti
Question:
What is diastasis recti?
Answer:
Separating of abdominal muscles often occurring postpartum
Question:
What are some cervical symptoms postpartum
Answer:
Flabby and bruised
- Never truly goes back to normal (Goes from a dimple to a split)
- 2cm 1-2 days after birth then goes to a fingertip.
,Question:
Vaginal changes postpartum
Answer:
Swollen and potentially bruised
- Kegel exercises can help
- Labia are more flaccid
Question:
Perineal changes postpartum
Answer:
swollen, bruising
- scar
- Healing can take from 2-3 weeks up to 4-6 months
- Episiotomies are not done very often any more because they take longer to heal.
Question:
what is lochia?
Answer:
postbirth uterine discharge
Question:
What is are the different stages of lochia?
Answer:
Lochia Rubra, Lochia serosa, and lochia alba
Question:
What are lochia rubra characteristics?
Answer:
DARK BRIGHT RED blood
- Lasts 3-4 days
- flows like a HEAVY period
- SMALL CLOTS are normal (no bigger than golf ball size)
- MILD period like CRAMPING
, Question:
What characteristics of lochia serosa?
Answer:
PINKISH BROWN discharge that is less bloody and more watery
- Lasts about 4-12 days
- MODERATE flow
- Less or no clots
Question:
What are characteristics of lochia alba?
Answer:
YELLOWISH WHITE discharge
- little to no blood
- lasts about 12 days to 6 weeks
- NO clots
- Can sometimes continue after 6 weeks
Question:
What should you educate your patient about their discharge?
Answer:
How long they may feel cramping (3-4 days)
- Bleeding length of time and changes (up to 6 weeks)
- To report and foul smell of discharge
Question:
Do we want a firm or boggy uterus
Answer:
FIRM
Question:
If fundus is boggy, what is your first priority intervention? Some other interventions?
Answer:
FIRST PRIORITY is to massage the fundus
- Other interventions include encouraging toileting and breast feeding (can help release oxytocin)
Question:
Where do we want the fundus after birth?
Answer:
umbilicus and midline
