NURS 355 FINAL EXAM 2025-2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
What complications may occur if a postpartum patient is unable to void or has a
distended bladder?
a) Decrease in bleeding
b) Increase in uterine tone
c) Uterine deviation
d) nothing
c) Uterine deviation
What is involution?
a) Uterus expanding to accommodate the growing fetus
b) The reduction in uterine size after birth to the non-pregnant state
c) Failure of uterus to return to non-pregnant state
b) The reduction in uterine size after birth to the non-pregnant state
,True or false:
Breastfeeding is an effective form of birth control.
False
Which of the following are symptoms of a blocked milk duct? SATA.
a) Heat
b) Red streaks on breast
c) Fever
d) Palpable lump
e) Tenderness
a) Heat
d) Palpable lump
e) Tenderness
Fever and red streaks indicate a clogged milk duct has progressed to mastitis
Which of the following patients would you be most concerned for postpartum
hemorrhage?
,a) A patient postpartum who delivered via a C-Section with a QBL of 850
b) A postpartum patient with a heart rate of 105 bpm
c) A patient whose blood pressure went from 138/90 during labor to 119/78
postpartum
d) A postpartum patient who delivered vaginally with a QBL of 750
d) A postpartum patient who delivered vaginally with a QBL of 750
Rationale:
• vaginal birth: Blood loss > 500 ml
• cesarean birth: Blood loss > 1000 ml
Signs of Hemodynamic instability
- HR >110
- BP < 85/45 (15% change)
- O2 Sat < 95%
, Which of the following are symptoms of postpartum depression? SATA.
a) thoughts of harming self or baby
b) Questioning whether they can handle caring for a baby
c) Intense feelings of sadness, anxiety, or despair
d) Sadness lasting 1 week after delivery
e) Inability to complete daily tasks
a) thoughts of harming self or baby
c) Intense feelings of sadness, anxiety, or despair
e) Inability to complete daily tasks
Rationale:
Questioning whether they can handle caring for a baby and Sadness lasting 1 week
after delivery are signs of baby blues
When should you educate parents that a pause in breathing has progressed from
periodic breathing to apnea?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
What complications may occur if a postpartum patient is unable to void or has a
distended bladder?
a) Decrease in bleeding
b) Increase in uterine tone
c) Uterine deviation
d) nothing
c) Uterine deviation
What is involution?
a) Uterus expanding to accommodate the growing fetus
b) The reduction in uterine size after birth to the non-pregnant state
c) Failure of uterus to return to non-pregnant state
b) The reduction in uterine size after birth to the non-pregnant state
,True or false:
Breastfeeding is an effective form of birth control.
False
Which of the following are symptoms of a blocked milk duct? SATA.
a) Heat
b) Red streaks on breast
c) Fever
d) Palpable lump
e) Tenderness
a) Heat
d) Palpable lump
e) Tenderness
Fever and red streaks indicate a clogged milk duct has progressed to mastitis
Which of the following patients would you be most concerned for postpartum
hemorrhage?
,a) A patient postpartum who delivered via a C-Section with a QBL of 850
b) A postpartum patient with a heart rate of 105 bpm
c) A patient whose blood pressure went from 138/90 during labor to 119/78
postpartum
d) A postpartum patient who delivered vaginally with a QBL of 750
d) A postpartum patient who delivered vaginally with a QBL of 750
Rationale:
• vaginal birth: Blood loss > 500 ml
• cesarean birth: Blood loss > 1000 ml
Signs of Hemodynamic instability
- HR >110
- BP < 85/45 (15% change)
- O2 Sat < 95%
, Which of the following are symptoms of postpartum depression? SATA.
a) thoughts of harming self or baby
b) Questioning whether they can handle caring for a baby
c) Intense feelings of sadness, anxiety, or despair
d) Sadness lasting 1 week after delivery
e) Inability to complete daily tasks
a) thoughts of harming self or baby
c) Intense feelings of sadness, anxiety, or despair
e) Inability to complete daily tasks
Rationale:
Questioning whether they can handle caring for a baby and Sadness lasting 1 week
after delivery are signs of baby blues
When should you educate parents that a pause in breathing has progressed from
periodic breathing to apnea?
