BSN 346 ISBN 3 Exam Questions and Answers All Correc

The postpartum period last from - Answer-birth to 6 weeks The postpartum period is when the womans body is - Answer-returning to prepregnancy state Priority postpartum assessment for vaginal delivery - Answer-* Fundus * peri area * lochia * output *Vital signs Additional assessment for C-Section - Answer-*LOC *Dressing C/D/I *Return of feeling in legs Assessment begins with - Answer-*Getting report for delivery room nurse *Obtaining lab values How often should postpartum assessment happen - Answer-Q15 mins x1 HR how to palpate fundus - Answer-*HOB flat * Client in supine position * Knees bent During fundus palpation, if mother has had an epidural do not - Answer-bend knees how to palpate fundus - Answer-one hand top, one hand bottom to support lower segment. Fundus should be - Answer-firm and midline, around umbilicus T/F You can not over massage the fundus - Answer-F