Chapter 17 review questions- Maternal Newborn & Women's Health Nursing 7th Edition with correct answers 2025

Chapter 17 review questions-
Maternal Newborn & Women's
Health Nursing 7th Edition with
correct answers 2025




1.cImmediatelycaftercbirth,cthecnurseccancanticipatecthecfundusctocbeclocatedc



A.catcthecumbilicus

B.c2cmcabovecthecumbilicusc

C.c1cmcbelowcthecumbilicus

D.cmidwaycbetweencthecsymphysiscpubiscandcumbilicusc-
cccorrectcanswerscD.cmidwaycbetweencthecsymphysiscpubiscandcumbilicus




2.cWhencreadingcthecpostpartumcchartcthecnursecnoticescthatcthecpatient'scfundusciscrecordedcasc"
u+1."cThecnursecunderstandscthatcthiscmeanscthecfunduscis

,A.c1cmcabovecthecumbilicus

B.c1cmcbelowcthecumbilicus

C.c1in.cabovecthecumbilicus

D.c1in.cbelowcthecumbilicusc-cccorrectcanswerscA.c1cmcabovecthecumbilicus



3.cDuringcthecsecondcpostpartumcday,cacwomancaskscthecnurse,c"Whycarecmycafterpainscsocmuchcw
orsecthisctimecthancaftercthecbirthcofcmycothercchild?"cThecbestcanswercbycthecnursecwouldcbe:



A.c"Mostcwomencforgetchowcstrongcthecafterpainsccancbe."

B."Theycshouldcnotcbecstrongcwithcyoucbecausecyoucarecbreastfeeding."

C."Youcshouldcnotcbecfeelingcthecpainscnow;cIcwillcnotifycthecphysiciancforcyou."

D.c"Afterpainscarecmorecseverecforcwomencwhochavecalreadycgivencbirth."c-
cccorrectcanswerscD.c"Afterpainscarecmorecseverecforcwomencwhochavecalreadycgivencbirth."




4.cThecnurseciscassessingcthecpatient'scvaginalcdischarge.cItciscredcandchascaboutcac2-
inchcstainconcthecperipad.cThecnursecwillcrecordcthiscfindingcasca



A.clightcamountcofclochiacrubra

B.cscantcamountcofclochiacalba.

C.cmoderatecamountcofclochiacrubra.

D.cheavycamountcofclochiacalba.c-cccorrectcanswerscA.clightcamountcofclochiacrubra



Lochiacrubraciscredcinccolorcandcoccurscthecfirstc3corc4cdayscaftercbirth.cAclightcamountcofcdischargeci
scclassifiedcascac1-ctoc4-inchcstainconcthecperipad.

,5.cThecnewcmothercisccomplainingcofcpaincatcthecepisiotomycsite;chowever,cbecausecsheciscbreastfe
eding,cshecdoescnotcwantcanycmedication.cWhatcothercalternativesccancthecnursecoffercthiscmother
ctochelpcrelievecthecpain?




A.cAmbulation

B.cTopicalcAnestheticsc

C.chotcfluidsctocdrinkc

D.cstoolcsoftenersc-cccorrectcanswerscB.cTopicalcAnesthetics



6.cAcmothercwhocisc3cdayscpostpartumccallsctheccliniccandccomplainscofc"nightcsweats."cSheciscafrai
dcthatcsheciscgoingcintocearlycmenopause.cThecnursecshouldcbasechercanswerconcthecfactcthat



A.cBirthcmaycputcsomecwomencintocearlycmenopause;cancappointmentciscneededctochavecthiscchec
kedcout.

B.cnightcsweatscmaycbecancindicationcofcmanycothercproblems;cancappointmentciscneededctocassess
cthecproblem.



C.cdiaphoresisciscnormalcduringcthecpostpartumcperiod,candccomfortcmeasuresccancbecsuggestedct
octhecmother.

D.cdiaphoresisciscnormalconlycifcthecmotherciscbreastfeeding.c-
cccorrectcanswerscC.cdiaphoresisciscnormalcduringcthecpostpartumcperiod,candccomfortcmeasurescc


ancbecsuggestedctocthecmother.



7.cOncthecfirstcpostpartumcdaycacpatient'scwhitecbloodccellccountcisc25,000/mm3.cThecnurse'scnextc
actioncshouldcbecto



A.cnotifycthecphysiciancforcancantibioticcorder.

B.cassesscthecpatient'sctemperaturecandcbloodcpressure.

C.crequestctheccountcbecrepeated.

D.cnotecthecresultscincthecchart.c-cccorrectcanswerscD.cnotecthecresultscincthecchart.

, 8.cOnecnursingcmeasurecthatccanchelpcpreventcpostpartumchemorrhagecandcurinaryctractcinfection
scis



A.cforcingcfluids.

B.cperinealccare.

C.cencouragingcvoidingceveryc2ctoc3chours.c

D.cencouragingcthecusecofcstoolcsofteners.c-
cccorrectcanswerscC.cencouragingcvoidingceveryc2ctoc3chours.




9.cWhilecdoingcpatientcteaching,cthecwomanctellscthecnurse,c"Icdon'tchavectocworrycaboutccontrace
ptioncbecausecIcamcbreastfeeding."cThecnursecshouldcbasechercanswerconcthecfactcthat



A.cbreastfeedingccancbecconsideredcacreliablecsystemcofcbirthccontrol.

B.cbreastfeedingccancbecusedcascaccontraceptivecmethodcifcstrictcguidelinescarecfollowedcthrough

C.breastfeedingciscnotcacreliableccontraceptivecmethod.c-
cccorrectcanswerscC.breastfeedingciscnotcacreliableccontraceptivecmethod.




10.cAcwomancwascadmittedctocthecEDcwithchercnewborncbaby.cThecbabycwascbornc4cdayscagocatcho
me.cThecwomanchadcnocprenatalccare.cThecnurseciscassessingctheclabcworkcandcseescthatcthecmoth
erchascancO-negativecbloodctype,cthecbabyciscO-
positive,candcthecCoombsctestcshowscthatcthecmotherciscnotcsensitizedctocthecpositivecblood.cThecn
urse'scnextcactioncshouldcbe



A.cordercRho(D)cimmunecglobulinctocbecgivenctocthecmother.c

B.cordercRho(D)cimmunecglobulinctocbecgivenctocthecbaby.

C.crecordcthecfindingscofctheclabcworkcandcnotcplanconcanycfurthercactioncatcthisctime.c-
cccorrectcanswerscC.crecordcthecfindingscofctheclabcworkcandcnotcplanconcanycfurthercactioncatcthiscti


me.