Postpartum Assessment Using BUBBLE-HE | Postpartum Nursing Assessment & NCLEX Review

🩸 How do you perform a postpartum assessment, and what findings should a nurse recognize as normal versus concerning? In this Everything OB video, we use the BUBBLE-HE mnemonic to guide a systematic postpartum assessment from head to toe. This comprehensive review covers breasts, uterus, bladder, bowel, lochia, episiotomy/lacerations, hypercoagulation, and emotional status, along with important postpartum complications including postpartum hemorrhage, DVT, pulmonary embolism, postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis. This video is designed for medical and nursing students, healthcare learners, OB/maternity nursing students, new postpartum nurses, Labor & Delivery nurses, NCLEX-RN preparation, and those wanting to learn more about what to expect in the postpartum period. 💗 In this video, you'll learn about: • The BUBBLE-HE postpartum assessment mnemonic • Breasts — expected postpartum changes and assessment • Uterus — fundal assessment, involution, and uterine tone • Bladder — urinary assessment and bladder distention • Bowel — bowel function and postpartum concerns • Lochia — rubra, serosa, and alba • Normal vs. abnormal postpartum bleeding • Uterine atony and warning signs of postpartum hemorrhage • Episiotomy and laceration assessment • Hypercoagulation and postpartum DVT risk • Signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) • Emotional status, maternal adjustment, and parent-infant bonding • Baby blues vs. postpartum depression • Warning signs of postpartum psychosis • Priority postpartum nursing assessments and interventions • Recognizing findings that require immediate follow-up 🧠 Key concept: A systematic postpartum assessment helps nurses recognize expected recovery while identifying potentially serious complications early. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 0:13 Postpartum Assessment 0:41 Breasts 3:56 Uterus 5:43 Bladder 6:50 Bowel 7:24 Lochia 8:29 Episiotomy/Laceration 10:07 Homan's Sign/Hypercoagulation 12:03 Emotional Status/Bonding 14:00 Recap 14:30 Closing 📚 Everything OB provides OB nursing education for medical and nursing students, new nurses, healthcare learners, and nurses learning to care for pregnant patients, laboring patients, postpartum patients, and newborns. This foundation is critical for anyone working in or preparing for the clinical setting. Whether you're studying BUBBLE-HE, postpartum assessment, postpartum nursing, lochia, uterine involution, uterine atony, postpartum hemorrhage, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, DVT, pulmonary embolism, or preparing for the NCLEX-RN, this lesson provides a practical framework for assessing the postpartum patient and recognizing complications. 💗 New OB nursing education videos are posted weekly! 👍 If you found this video helpful, please like, subscribe, and share it with another nursing student or OB nurse! Subscribe to this channel:    / @everythingob   💬 What OB or maternal-newborn topic would you like Everything OB to cover next? Let us know in the comments! Follow Everything OB on social media:   / everythingob     / everything.ob     / everythingob   Don't miss 🤰 Monitoring Uterine Contractions:    • Monitoring Uterine Contractions | TOCO, IU...   🩸 Uterine Atony vs Subinvolution:    • Uterine Atony vs. Subinvolution | Early & ...   🤰 Stages of Labor:    • Stages of Labor Explained | 1st, 2nd, 3rd ...   🤰 Factors Affecting Labor:    • The 5 P’s of Labor Explained | Passenger, ...   🤰 Umbilical Cord Prolapse:    • Umbilical Cord Prolapse Explained | Risk F...   🩸 Postpartum Hemorrhage:    • Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Explained | Ca...   🩸 Uterine Atony vs Subinvolution:    • Видео   👶 APGAR Score:    • APGAR Score Explained | Newborn Assessment...   And MANY MORE!! 📌 Check out the following free app for MCQs to help with exam prep: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... #postpartum #Everythingob #nursingstudent #maternity #maternalnewborn #laboranddelivery #nclex #nursingpractice #obnurse #lochia #highyieldtopics #highyield #postpartumassessment #breastfeeding #uterus #DVT #postpartumdepression Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/bun... License code: BXOD1QTZGGPQWOJK