NUR 254 Exam 2 Review Part 1 – Study Guide, Notes & Practice Questions (2026
Updated)
Postpartum Hemorrhaging - correct answer ✔✔Check the Peri-pads to determine how much
the patient is hemorrhaging
Vaginal Delivery - correct answer ✔✔Blood Loss 500ml
C section Delivery - correct answer ✔✔Blood Loss 1000ml
Lochia - correct answer ✔✔Postpartum Discharge
Rubra - correct answer ✔✔Lasts 3 to 5 days
Serosa - correct answer ✔✔Last 3 days to 2 weeks
Alba - correct answer ✔✔White or yellowish discharge
Rubra - correct answer ✔✔Red discharge
Serosa - correct answer ✔✔Pink discharge
Discharge order - correct answer ✔✔Rubra, Serosa, Alba
Promote Uterine Contraction - correct answer ✔✔Breast feeding
, Promote Uterine Contraction - correct answer ✔✔Administration of Oxytocin
Promote Uterine Contraction - correct answer ✔✔Massage the uterus
Uterus - correct answer ✔✔Sits above the umbilicus immediately after delivery
Uterus - correct answer ✔✔Boggy after delivery
Uterus - correct answer ✔✔Back into normal position after 9 days (true pelvis)
Location of the Fundus - correct answer ✔✔Feel at the top
Boggy Fundus - correct answer ✔✔Treatment: Massage, massage, massage
Lack of contraction of fundus - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Full bladder
Lack of contraction of fundus - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Lack of feeling in the lower half of the
bladder due to epideral
Deviates uterus to the side - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Full bladder
Difficulty emptying the bladder - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Macrosomic baby
Difficulty emptying the bladder - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Twins
Difficulty emptying the bladder - correct answer ✔✔Treatment: Quick Catheterization
Updated)
Postpartum Hemorrhaging - correct answer ✔✔Check the Peri-pads to determine how much
the patient is hemorrhaging
Vaginal Delivery - correct answer ✔✔Blood Loss 500ml
C section Delivery - correct answer ✔✔Blood Loss 1000ml
Lochia - correct answer ✔✔Postpartum Discharge
Rubra - correct answer ✔✔Lasts 3 to 5 days
Serosa - correct answer ✔✔Last 3 days to 2 weeks
Alba - correct answer ✔✔White or yellowish discharge
Rubra - correct answer ✔✔Red discharge
Serosa - correct answer ✔✔Pink discharge
Discharge order - correct answer ✔✔Rubra, Serosa, Alba
Promote Uterine Contraction - correct answer ✔✔Breast feeding
, Promote Uterine Contraction - correct answer ✔✔Administration of Oxytocin
Promote Uterine Contraction - correct answer ✔✔Massage the uterus
Uterus - correct answer ✔✔Sits above the umbilicus immediately after delivery
Uterus - correct answer ✔✔Boggy after delivery
Uterus - correct answer ✔✔Back into normal position after 9 days (true pelvis)
Location of the Fundus - correct answer ✔✔Feel at the top
Boggy Fundus - correct answer ✔✔Treatment: Massage, massage, massage
Lack of contraction of fundus - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Full bladder
Lack of contraction of fundus - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Lack of feeling in the lower half of the
bladder due to epideral
Deviates uterus to the side - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Full bladder
Difficulty emptying the bladder - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Macrosomic baby
Difficulty emptying the bladder - correct answer ✔✔Cause: Twins
Difficulty emptying the bladder - correct answer ✔✔Treatment: Quick Catheterization
