Fundal height Quiz. (Answer will be posted tomorrow)

This quiz contains fundal height questions .

• 1. Your patient is 48 hours post-delivery. While assessing fundal height, you would expect the fundal height to be?*
  • A. 1 cm above the umbilicus
  • B. 2 cm above the umbilicus
  • C. 1 cm below the umbilicus
  • D. 2 cm below the umbilicus
• 2. You're providing discharge teaching to a new mother who is going home after a vaginal delivery. The woman asks when the uterus will return to its pre-pregnancy size. Your response is?*
  • A. At about 14 days
  • B. At about 6 months
  • C. At about 6 weeks
  • D. At about 7 days
• 3. During a prenatal visit, you are assessing the fundal height. You find the fundus of the uterus to be right above the symphysis pubis. Based on this finding the patient is about how far along in her pregnancy?*
  • A. 20 weeks
  • B. 12 weeks
  • C. 16 weeks
  • D. 24 weeks
• 4. You're assessing a patient's chart and find that the patient is 36 weeks pregnant. Where should you find the fundus of the uterus during your assessment of fundal height?*
  • A. midway between the umbilicus and xiphoid process
  • B. about 4 cm below the xiphoid process
  • C. at the xiphoid process
  • D. 5 cm above the umbilicus
• 5. Your patient is 24 weeks pregnant, and you're measuring the fundal height. Which finding below is a normal measurement for this patient?*
  • A. 16 cm
  • B. 28 cm
  • C. 26 cm
  • D. 12 cm
• 6. A nursing student, who you are precepting during their OB rotation, asks you when the fundus of the uterus is no longer palpable. You answer:*
  • A. at about 10 to 14 days
  • B. at about 7 days
  • C. at 6 weeks
  • D. 48 hours after the delivery of the baby
• 7. A patient is 40 weeks pregnant, and you find the fundal height to be 4 cm below the xiphoid process. Your next nursing action is to:*
  • A. Notify the MD immediately
  • B. Chart this as a normal finding
  • C. Place the patient on continuous fetal monitoring
  • D. Assess the baby's heart rate with a Doppler
• 8. Which finding while measuring the fundal height of a patient who is 36 weeks pregnant would require immediate action?*
  • A. The fundal height measures at 38 cm.
  • B. The patient complains of feeling lightheaded and dizzy.
  • C. The fundus of the uterus is at the xiphoid process.
  • D. The patient states she cannot sleep at night.
• 9. One hour after delivery where do you expect to find the fundus of the uterus?*
  • A. 4 cm below the xiphoid process
  • B. right above the symphysis pubis
  • C. At the umbilicus
  • D. 2 cm below the umbilicus