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Women's Health - Exam II Questions and Verified Answers, 100% Score Guarantee Pass (Latest 2025) Immediately after birth, the nurse can anticipate the fundus to be located

• at the umbilicus.
• 2 cm above the umbilicus. Incorrect
• 1 cm below the umbilicus.
• midway between the symphysis pubis and umbilicus -

Correct Answers ✅D (Immediately after birth the uterus is about the size of a large grapefruit and the fundus can be palpated midway between the symphysis pubis and umbilicus. Within 12 hours the fundus rises to the level of the umbilicus. By the second day, the fundus starts to descend by approximately 1 cm/day.) When reading the postpartum chart the nurse notices that the patient's fundus is recorded as "u+1." The nurse understands that this means the fundus is

• 1 cm above umiblicus
• 1 cm below the umbilicus.
• 1 inch above the umbilicus.
• 1 inch below the umbilicus. - Correct Answers ✅A

(Descent of the fundus is documented in relation to the umbilicus and is measured in centimeters. Numbers with a plus sign mean that the fundus is above the umbilicus; 1 / 2

Women's Health - Exam II Questions and Verified Answers, 100% Score Guarantee Pass (Latest 2025) numbers with a minus sign mean that the fundus is below the umbilicus.) During the second postpartum day, a woman asks the nurse, "Why are my afterpains so much worse this time than after the birth of my other child?" The best answer by the nurse

would be:

• "Most women forget how strong the afterpains can be."

Incorrect

• "They should not be strong with you because you are

breastfeeding."

• "You should not be feeling the pains now; I will notify the

physician for you."

• "Afterpains are more severe for women who have already

given birth." - Correct Answers ✅D (Afterpains are more acute for multiparas because repeated stretching of muscle fibers leads to low muscle tone, which results in repeated contraction and relaxation of the uterus.Breastfeeding increases the severity of afterpains. The afterpains are self-limiting and will decrease rapidly after 48 hours.) The nurse is assessing the patient's vaginal discharge. It is red and has about a 2-inch stain on the peripad. The nurse will record this finding as a

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