CHAPTER 09: THE FAMILY AFTER BIRTH LEIFER:
INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC
NURSING, 9TH EDITION,2025/2026 WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
1.CTheCnurseCisCassessingCaCnewborn.CWhichCsignCwouldCindicateChypoglycemia?C
a.CIncreasedCnasalCmucusC
b.CIncreasedCtemperatureC
c.CActiveCmuscleCmovementsC
d.CHigh-pitchedCcryC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CDCThereCareCmanyCsignsCofChypoglycemiaCinCtheCnewborn.COneCisCaChigh-pitchedCcry
2.CWhatCwouldCtheCnurseCexpectCtoCfindCwhenCassessingCtheCfundusCofCtheCuterusCimmediatelyCaft
erCdelivery?C
a.CWell-contractedCwithCitsCupperCborderCatCorCjustCbelowCtheCumbilicusC
b.CWell-contractedCwithCitsCupperCborderCthreeCorCfourCfingerbreadthsCaboveCtheCumbilicusC
c.CRelaxedCwithCitsCupperCborderClevelCwithCtheCumbilicusC
d.CRelaxedCwithCitsCupperCborderCtwoCorCthreeCfingerbreadthsCbelowCtheCumbilicusC-
CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CACImmediatelyCafterCtheCplacentaCisCexpelled,CtheCuterineCfundusCcanCbeCfeltCasCaCfirmCmass,C
aboutCtheCsizeCofCaCgrapefruit,CatCtheClevelCofCtheCumbilicus.
3.CWhatCstatementCmadeCbyCaCnewCmotherCindicatesCsheCneedsCadditionalCinformationCaboutCbre
astfeeding?C
a.C"ICletCtheCbabyCnurseC10CtoC15CminutesConCtheCfirstCbreastCandCthenCswitchCtoCtheCotherCbreast."
C
b.C"TheCbabyCneedsCtoCnurseCatCleastC5CminutesConCtheCbreastCtoCgetCtheChindmilk."
c.C"TheCbabyChasCbeenCnursingCeveryC2CtoC3Chours."
, d.C"IfCtheCbabyCgetsCfussyCbetweenCfeedings,CICgiveCherCaCbottleCofCwater."C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CDCSupplementalCfeedingsCofCformulaCorCwaterCshouldCnotCbeCofferedCtoCaChealthyCnewbornC
whoCisCbreastfeeding.
4.CAfterCdelivery,CtheCnurse'sCassessmentCrevealsCaCsoft,CboggyCuterusClocatedCaboveCtheClevelCofCt
heCumbilicus.CWhatCisCtheCmostCappropriateCnursingCintervention?C
a.CNotifyCtheCphysician.C
b.CMassageCtheCfundus.C
c.CInitiateCmeasuresCthatCencourageCvoiding.C
d.CPositionCtheCpatientCflat.C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CBCACpoorlyCcontractedCuterusCshouldCbeCmassagedCuntilCfirmCtoCpreventChemorrhage.
5.CWhatCtypeCofClochiaCwillCtheCnurseCassessCinitiallyCafterCdelivery?C
a.CSerosaC
b.CRubraC
c.CAlbaC
d.CVaginalisC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CBCTheCinitialCvaginalCdischargeCafterCdeliveryCisCcalledClochiaCrubra.CItCisCredCandCmoderatelyC
heavy.CLochiaCrubraClastsCforCupCtoC3CdaysCpostpartum.
6.CACwomanCwillCbeCdischargedC48ChoursCafterCaCvaginalCdelivery.CWhenCplanningCdischargeCteachi
ng,CtheCnurseCwouldCincludeCwhatCinformationCaboutClochia?C
a.CLochiaCshouldCdisappearC2CtoC4CweeksCpostpartum.C
b.CItCisCnormalCforCtheClochiaCtoChaveCaCslightlyCfoulCodor.C
c.CACchangeCinClochiaCfromCpinkCtoCbrightCredCshouldCbeCreported.C
d.CACdecreaseCinCflowCwillCbeCnoticedCwithCambulationCandCactivity.C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CCCACreturnCtoCbrightCredClochiaCrubraCmayCindicateCaClateCpostpartumChemorrhageCandCmustC
beCreported.
7.CWhatCinstructionCshouldCtheCnurseCteachCtheCpostpartumCwomanCaboutCperinealCself-care?C
a.CPerformCperinealCself-careCatCleastCtwiceCaCday.C
INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC
NURSING, 9TH EDITION,2025/2026 WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
1.CTheCnurseCisCassessingCaCnewborn.CWhichCsignCwouldCindicateChypoglycemia?C
a.CIncreasedCnasalCmucusC
b.CIncreasedCtemperatureC
c.CActiveCmuscleCmovementsC
d.CHigh-pitchedCcryC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CDCThereCareCmanyCsignsCofChypoglycemiaCinCtheCnewborn.COneCisCaChigh-pitchedCcry
2.CWhatCwouldCtheCnurseCexpectCtoCfindCwhenCassessingCtheCfundusCofCtheCuterusCimmediatelyCaft
erCdelivery?C
a.CWell-contractedCwithCitsCupperCborderCatCorCjustCbelowCtheCumbilicusC
b.CWell-contractedCwithCitsCupperCborderCthreeCorCfourCfingerbreadthsCaboveCtheCumbilicusC
c.CRelaxedCwithCitsCupperCborderClevelCwithCtheCumbilicusC
d.CRelaxedCwithCitsCupperCborderCtwoCorCthreeCfingerbreadthsCbelowCtheCumbilicusC-
CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CACImmediatelyCafterCtheCplacentaCisCexpelled,CtheCuterineCfundusCcanCbeCfeltCasCaCfirmCmass,C
aboutCtheCsizeCofCaCgrapefruit,CatCtheClevelCofCtheCumbilicus.
3.CWhatCstatementCmadeCbyCaCnewCmotherCindicatesCsheCneedsCadditionalCinformationCaboutCbre
astfeeding?C
a.C"ICletCtheCbabyCnurseC10CtoC15CminutesConCtheCfirstCbreastCandCthenCswitchCtoCtheCotherCbreast."
C
b.C"TheCbabyCneedsCtoCnurseCatCleastC5CminutesConCtheCbreastCtoCgetCtheChindmilk."
c.C"TheCbabyChasCbeenCnursingCeveryC2CtoC3Chours."
, d.C"IfCtheCbabyCgetsCfussyCbetweenCfeedings,CICgiveCherCaCbottleCofCwater."C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CDCSupplementalCfeedingsCofCformulaCorCwaterCshouldCnotCbeCofferedCtoCaChealthyCnewbornC
whoCisCbreastfeeding.
4.CAfterCdelivery,CtheCnurse'sCassessmentCrevealsCaCsoft,CboggyCuterusClocatedCaboveCtheClevelCofCt
heCumbilicus.CWhatCisCtheCmostCappropriateCnursingCintervention?C
a.CNotifyCtheCphysician.C
b.CMassageCtheCfundus.C
c.CInitiateCmeasuresCthatCencourageCvoiding.C
d.CPositionCtheCpatientCflat.C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CBCACpoorlyCcontractedCuterusCshouldCbeCmassagedCuntilCfirmCtoCpreventChemorrhage.
5.CWhatCtypeCofClochiaCwillCtheCnurseCassessCinitiallyCafterCdelivery?C
a.CSerosaC
b.CRubraC
c.CAlbaC
d.CVaginalisC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CBCTheCinitialCvaginalCdischargeCafterCdeliveryCisCcalledClochiaCrubra.CItCisCredCandCmoderatelyC
heavy.CLochiaCrubraClastsCforCupCtoC3CdaysCpostpartum.
6.CACwomanCwillCbeCdischargedC48ChoursCafterCaCvaginalCdelivery.CWhenCplanningCdischargeCteachi
ng,CtheCnurseCwouldCincludeCwhatCinformationCaboutClochia?C
a.CLochiaCshouldCdisappearC2CtoC4CweeksCpostpartum.C
b.CItCisCnormalCforCtheClochiaCtoChaveCaCslightlyCfoulCodor.C
c.CACchangeCinClochiaCfromCpinkCtoCbrightCredCshouldCbeCreported.C
d.CACdecreaseCinCflowCwillCbeCnoticedCwithCambulationCandCactivity.C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CCCACreturnCtoCbrightCredClochiaCrubraCmayCindicateCaClateCpostpartumChemorrhageCandCmustC
beCreported.
7.CWhatCinstructionCshouldCtheCnurseCteachCtheCpostpartumCwomanCaboutCperinealCself-care?C
a.CPerformCperinealCself-careCatCleastCtwiceCaCday.C
