Vital Signs and Fundal Assessment
What is the expected postpartum range for maternal heart rate?
$100: What is 60–100 bpm?
What is the expected estimated blood loss after a vaginal delivery?
$100: What is less than 500 mL?
What is the first-line intervention for uterine atony?
$100: What is fundal massage?
What is the expected newborn respiratory rate?
$100: What is 30–60 breaths per minute?
This postpartum mood disturbance begins within 3–4 days after birth and typically resolves within 2 weeks.
What is postpartum blues?
Where should the fundus be located 1 hour after delivery?
$200: What is midway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus, and midline?
Saturating a perineal pad in less than how many minutes is a red flag?
$200: What is 60 minutes (1 hour)?
What is the #1 risk factor for uterine atony?
$200: What is bladder distention?
What is the expected newborn heart rate?
$200: What is 110–160 bpm?
This severe postpartum psychiatric condition is linked to bipolar disorder and requires urgent intervention.
What is postpartum psychosis?
What does a boggy or deviated fundus indicate?
$300: What is abnormal tone (boggy) or bladder distention (causing deviation)?
What is the #1 cause of postpartum hemorrhage?
$300: What is uterine atony?
What is administered to Rh-negative moms within 72 hours postpartum if their baby is Rh-positive?
$300: What is Rhogam?
What item should always be in the bassinet to help clear a newborn’s airway?
$300: What is a bulb syringe?
This condition presents with unilateral swelling, warmth, and redness in a postpartum patient’s leg.
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
By 12 hours postpartum, where should the fundus be located?
$400: What is at the level of the umbilicus?
Clots larger than what size are considered abnormal?
$400: What is a golf ball?
What postpartum mood disorder is self-limiting and resolves in 2 weeks?
$400: What is postpartum blues?
What is the first method used to take a newborn’s temperature with APGARs?
$400: What is axillary temperature?
This item should always be kept in the newborn’s bassinet to help maintain a clear airway if needed.
What is a bulb syringe?
How much does the uterus involute every 24 hours?
$500: What is 1–2 cm (or fingerbreadths)?
What are the 4 T’s that represent the main causes of postpartum hemorrhage?
$500: What are Tone, Trauma, Tissue, and Thrombin?
A postpartum woman with a history of bipolar disorder is at increased risk for what psychiatric emergency?
$500: What is postpartum psychosis?
By day 4 of life, how many wet diapers should a newborn have per day?
$500: What is 6–8 wet diapers per day?
Newborns are at risk for these two conditions due to low glycogen stores and immature liver function.
What are hypoglycemia and hyperbilirubinemia?