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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
A nurse is caring for a postpartum patient. Which of the following should the nurse identify as retrogressive process involved in involution?
Contraction of the uterine muscle
Return of breast to their pregnancy size
Retention of urine
A patient who delivered 12 hours ago informs the nurse that she has been voiding small amounts of urine frequently. Upon assessment the nurse notices the uterus is displaced to the right. What intervention will help?
A warm shower
Practicing good body mechanics
A warm compress
Urinary catheterization
A one week postpartum patient who had a 4th degree laceration complains of discomfort when defecating and ambulating. Which of the following should the nurse suggest to improve comfort?
Use a warm sitz bath
Use an ice pack 3 times a day
Use an enema daily
The nurse is caring for a patient who had a vaginal birth. Which of the following should the nurse recommend to the patient to improve pelvic floor tone?
Kegel exercises
Urinating immediately when the urge is felt
Abdominal crunches
Sitz baths
The patient who gave birth a week ago is experiencing painful uterine contractions when breastfeeding the baby. Which hormone is the cause of these afterpains?
Relaxin
Progesterone
Prolactin
Oxytocin
What is the leading cause of early postpartum hemorrhage?
Laceration/Episiotomy
Hematoma
Uterine Rupture
Uterine Atony
What is the process of the reproductive system returning to the normal size and function called?
Puerperium
Involution
Diaphoresis
What is the most common reproductive tract infection?
Peritonitis
Parametritis
Endometritis
How long does involution take to complete?
7-9 weeks
4-6 weeks
12 weeks
What is the most common cause of late postpartum hemorrhage?
Subinvolution
Hematoma
Laceration/Episiotomy
Uterine Rupture
What is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths?
Infection
Embolism
Postpartum Hemmorrhage
Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders
The fundus of the uterus usually cannot be palpated because it has descended int the pelvis within.....
14 days
7 days
5 days
10 days
