NUR 1131 Maternity Exam 4 Questions with
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___________________ is also puerperium
known as the postpartum
period
the postpartum period is six weeks
defined as ________ __________
following childbirth
__________________ refers to the involution
changes that the
reproductive organs,
particularly the uterus,
undergo after birth to
return them to their
prepregnancy size and
condition.
the uterus should return to 5-6
the prepregnant size by
__________ weeks after
delivery
the failure of the uterus to subinvolution
return to the prepregnant
state after 6 weeks is
called ____________________
,the uterine lining endometrium, 6-7
(_____________when not
pregnant) is shed when
the placenta detaches.
The placental site is fully
healed in________ weeks
immediately after the midline, 1, day, 10
placenta is expelled, the
uterine fundus can be felt
______________, at or below the
level of the umbilicus, as a
firm mass. After 24 hrs, the
fundus begins to descend
about cm each
________. By days
postpartum, it should no
longer be palpable
if the mother's uterus is massage, contracted, firm, bleeding
soft,___________ it, then
expel clots so it will
remain__________ _. If her
bladder is also full,
massage the uterus until
________, and then address
emptying the bladder.
Control___________ first,
and then keep it
controlled by emptying
the bladder.
, intermittent uterine afterpains, self-limiting, 48
contractions may cause
_________________ similar to
menstrual cramps. The
discomfort is
___________________ and
decreases rapidly w/in
________ hours postpartum
afterpains occur more multiparas, distended
often in_____________ or
in women whose uterus
was overly _____________________
(stretched)
____________________ mothers breastfeeding, contracts
may have more afterpains,
because newborn
suckling causes oxytocin
to be released, which
__________________ the uterus
vaginal discharge after lochia
delivery, called_________ ,
is composed of
endometrial tissue, blood,
and lymph
lochia________red, mostly rubra, 3
composed of blood, lasts
for about_____ days after
birth
lochia_______ pinkish; has serosa, blood, mucus, third, tenth
both ____________ and ___________
content. Lasts from about
the_______ through the
____________ day after birth.
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Terms in this set (185)
___________________ is also puerperium
known as the postpartum
period
the postpartum period is six weeks
defined as ________ __________
following childbirth
__________________ refers to the involution
changes that the
reproductive organs,
particularly the uterus,
undergo after birth to
return them to their
prepregnancy size and
condition.
the uterus should return to 5-6
the prepregnant size by
__________ weeks after
delivery
the failure of the uterus to subinvolution
return to the prepregnant
state after 6 weeks is
called ____________________
,the uterine lining endometrium, 6-7
(_____________when not
pregnant) is shed when
the placenta detaches.
The placental site is fully
healed in________ weeks
immediately after the midline, 1, day, 10
placenta is expelled, the
uterine fundus can be felt
______________, at or below the
level of the umbilicus, as a
firm mass. After 24 hrs, the
fundus begins to descend
about cm each
________. By days
postpartum, it should no
longer be palpable
if the mother's uterus is massage, contracted, firm, bleeding
soft,___________ it, then
expel clots so it will
remain__________ _. If her
bladder is also full,
massage the uterus until
________, and then address
emptying the bladder.
Control___________ first,
and then keep it
controlled by emptying
the bladder.
, intermittent uterine afterpains, self-limiting, 48
contractions may cause
_________________ similar to
menstrual cramps. The
discomfort is
___________________ and
decreases rapidly w/in
________ hours postpartum
afterpains occur more multiparas, distended
often in_____________ or
in women whose uterus
was overly _____________________
(stretched)
____________________ mothers breastfeeding, contracts
may have more afterpains,
because newborn
suckling causes oxytocin
to be released, which
__________________ the uterus
vaginal discharge after lochia
delivery, called_________ ,
is composed of
endometrial tissue, blood,
and lymph
lochia________red, mostly rubra, 3
composed of blood, lasts
for about_____ days after
birth
lochia_______ pinkish; has serosa, blood, mucus, third, tenth
both ____________ and ___________
content. Lasts from about
the_______ through the
____________ day after birth.
