Stages of Labor Nursing NCLEX Quiz Graded A+ 2025

Your Answers & what you got Right & Wrong: 1. Stage 1 of labor includes which phases in the correct order? • A. Transition, Latent, Active • B. Active, Latent, Transition • C. Active, Transition, Latent • D. Latent, Active, Transition The answer is D: Latent (early labor), Active, Transition 2. True or False: Stage 2 of labor begins with the delivery of the baby and ends with the delivery of the placenta. • True • False The answer is FALSE. Stage 2 begins with the full dilation of the cervix (10 cm) and ends with the full delivery of the baby. 3. You're performing a routine assessment on a mother postdelivery. The uterus is soft and displaced to the left of the umbilicus. What is your next nursing action? • A. Perform fundal massage and assist the patient to the bathroom. • B. Continue to monitor the mother. This is a normal finding postdelivery. lOMoAR cPSD| • C. Notify the physician. • D. Administer PRN dose of Pitocin as ordered by the physician. The answer is A. This is not a normal finding. The fundus of the uterus should be firm, mid-line, and near or at the umbilicus. If the fundus is soft, boggy, and displaced, the nurse should perform fundal massage and assist the patient to the bathroom to void. A full bladder can cause the fundus to become displaced and soft/boggy.