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When a woman is admitted to the labor and delivery unit, she tells the nurse that she is anxious about delivery. The nurse is aware that anxiety can affect labor by:
Reducing blood flow to the uterus
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A primigravida in her first trimester is Rh negative. To prevent anti-Rh antibodies from forming, this woman would receive which treatment?
Rh immune globulin at 28 weeks and within 72 hours after the birth of an Rh-positive infant.
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After a prolonged labor, a woman vaginally delivered a 10 pounds, 3 ounce baby boy. In the immediate postpartum period, the nurse would be alert for the development of which complication?
Hematoma
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A woman in the transition phase of labor requests medication for pain relief. The nurse is aware that:
Analgesics given at this stage may result in respiratory depression to the newborn
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A woman who is 33 weeks pregnant is admitted to the obstetrical unit because her membranes ruptured spontaneously. She must be closely observed for signs of:
Chorioamnionitis
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___ Type of exercise is beneficial during normal pregnancy
Mild to Moderate
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Maternal body temperature should not exceed ___
38'C / 100.4'F
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In late pregnancy the increase of ___ during exercise can trigger labor
catecholamines
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Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes that existed before pregnancy occurred
Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus
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Glucose intolerance with onset during pregnancy and usually returns to normal by 6 weeks postpartum
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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Screening test to identify Gestational Diabetes is routinely done between ___ and ___ weeks of gestation
24 and 28 weeks
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___ is the only oral hypoglycemic agent that can be considered for use after the first trimester
Glyburide
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Braxton’s Hicks
Irregular, painless uterine contractions in the second trimester
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Chadwick’s sign
Purplish or bluish discoloration of cervix, vagina, vulva caused by increased vascular congestion
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Colostrum
Thin yellowish fluid from breast high in protein, fat-soluble vitamins and minerals. Contains mother’s antibodies
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Goodell’s sign
Softening of the cervix and vagina caused by increased vascular congestion
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Pseudoanemia
False anemia.A rise in the fluid portion of the blood greater than erythrocytes
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Passage of all product of conception, cervix closes, bleeding stops.
Complete abortion
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Bleeding, cramping, dilation of cervix, passage of tissue
Incomplete abortion
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Increased bleeding, cramping, cervix dilates
Inevitable abortion
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Cramping & backache with light spotting, cervix is closed & no tissue is passed.
Threatened abortion
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Missed abortion
Fetus dies in utero but is not expelled, uterine growth stops, sepsis can occur
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Recurrent abortion
Two or more consecutive abortions caused by incompetent cervix or inadequate progestron levels
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Fertilized ovum (zygote) is implanted outside the uterine cavity
Ectopic Pregnancy
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A complication occurring in pregnancies, characterized by increasing hypertension, proteinuria, and edema.
Preeclampsia
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A complication occurring in pregnancies, characterized by increasing hypertension, proteinuria, and edema. with central nervous system involvement causing seizures
Eclampsia
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Painless vaginal bleeding, usually bright red is the main characteristics of
Placenta Previa
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Bleeding accompanied by abdominal or lower back pain is the characteristics of
Abruptio Placentae
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