Author Question: A postpartum woman is not immune to rubella. What will the nurse expect? a. The rubella virus ... (Read 91 times)

abarnes · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A postpartum woman is not immune to rubella. What will the nurse expect?

a. The rubella virus vaccine should be administered before discharge.
b. The woman should receive the rubella virus vaccine at her 6-week postpartum checkup.
c. The woman should be instructed not to get pregnant until she receives the rubella vaccine.
d. No intervention is indicated at this time because the woman is not at risk for rubella.

Question 2

What would the nurse expect to find when assessing the fundus of the uterus immediately after delivery?

a. Well-contracted with its upper border at or just below the umbilicus
b. Well-contracted with its upper border three or four fingerbreadths above the umbilicus
c. Relaxed with its upper border level with the umbilicus
d. Relaxed with its upper border two or three fingerbreadths below the umbilicus

jsm54321 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The woman who is not immune to rubella is immunized in the immediate postpartum period because there is no danger of her being pregnant.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Immediately after the placenta is expelled, the uterine fundus can be felt as a firm mass, about the size of a grapefruit, at the level of the umbilicus.