NUR 254 Exam 2 – Study Guide, Notes & Practice
Questions (2026 Updated)
Postpartum period - correct answer ✔✔a period of adjustment for parents and their newborn
during the six weeks after birth
Early Maternal Assessment - correct answer ✔✔Vital Signs
Fundal, Lochia, Perineum Assessment
Rubra - correct answer ✔✔Bright Red
1-3 days
Serosa - correct answer ✔✔Pinkish-brown
4-10 days
Alba - correct answer ✔✔Whitish-yellow
10-14 days, can last 3-6 weeks
Temperature above 100.4 - correct answer ✔✔Probable infection
Blood Pressure postpartum - correct answer ✔✔Monitor for preeclampsia
Assess for hypotension
BP drops possible hemorrhaging
Lochia that is continued flowing - correct answer ✔✔Indicates endometritis
, Uterus - correct answer ✔✔Involution
Within 24 hours at umbilicus
2 weeks postpartum should not be felt
BUBBLE-HE - correct answer ✔✔Breasts
Uterus
Bladder
Bowels
Lochia
Episiotomy
Hemorrhoids
Emotional Status
Uterus is boggy - correct answer ✔✔Massage fundus
Use restroom
COLA - correct answer ✔✔Color
Odor
Last Void/BM
Amount
Heavy Bleeding - correct answer ✔✔Saturated in 15 minutes or less & pooling of blood requires
immediate intervention & notifying MD
REEDA - correct answer ✔✔redness, edema, ecchymosis, drainage, approximation
Questions (2026 Updated)
Postpartum period - correct answer ✔✔a period of adjustment for parents and their newborn
during the six weeks after birth
Early Maternal Assessment - correct answer ✔✔Vital Signs
Fundal, Lochia, Perineum Assessment
Rubra - correct answer ✔✔Bright Red
1-3 days
Serosa - correct answer ✔✔Pinkish-brown
4-10 days
Alba - correct answer ✔✔Whitish-yellow
10-14 days, can last 3-6 weeks
Temperature above 100.4 - correct answer ✔✔Probable infection
Blood Pressure postpartum - correct answer ✔✔Monitor for preeclampsia
Assess for hypotension
BP drops possible hemorrhaging
Lochia that is continued flowing - correct answer ✔✔Indicates endometritis
, Uterus - correct answer ✔✔Involution
Within 24 hours at umbilicus
2 weeks postpartum should not be felt
BUBBLE-HE - correct answer ✔✔Breasts
Uterus
Bladder
Bowels
Lochia
Episiotomy
Hemorrhoids
Emotional Status
Uterus is boggy - correct answer ✔✔Massage fundus
Use restroom
COLA - correct answer ✔✔Color
Odor
Last Void/BM
Amount
Heavy Bleeding - correct answer ✔✔Saturated in 15 minutes or less & pooling of blood requires
immediate intervention & notifying MD
REEDA - correct answer ✔✔redness, edema, ecchymosis, drainage, approximation
