1. Home
  2. Flashcards
  3. Preview

Exam 3 - OB Survival Skills

  1. Name the stages of labor
    • Stage 1:
    •   · latent phase
    •   · active phase
    •   · transition phase
    • Stage 2: birth
    • Stage 3: placenta delivery
    • Stage 4: Recovery
  2. latent stage of labor - what is happening?
    • considered the "hidden" stage
    • the body working to get ready without mom knowing
  3. The active stage is what?
    When a woman knows labor is present
  4. the transition stage - what is happening?
    • 7-10cm dilation
    • the difficult phase
  5. The birth phase (stage 2) what is happening?
    crowning to delivery
  6. In the recovery stage what is happening?
    • observation
    • clean mom up
    • feed mom
    • breastfeeding starts
  7. When the cervix thins this is called?
    effacement
  8. Stations (presenting) above the ischial spine are numbered?
    -1 to -5
  9. Stations (presenting) below the ischial spine are numbered?
    0 to +5
  10. A woman who has given birth to one or more children who reached the age of viability (20 weeks of gestation), regardless of the number of fetuses and regardless of whether those children are now living
    para
  11. GTPAL stands for?
    • gravida (pregnancies, including this one)
    • term (anything over 37 weeks)
    • preemie (20-37 weeks)
    • abortion (below 20 weeks)
    • living children
  12. In fetal monitoring what is considered bad and closely monitored?
    late decelerations
  13. What is the normal fetal HR?
    110-160
  14. What does BUBBLE HE mean?
    • breasts
    • uterus
    • bladder
    • bowel
    • lochia
    • episiotomy/laceration
    • homan's
    • emotions
  15. what is the first thing you do if you suspect post partum hemorrhage?
    massage the fundus
  16. what is Homan's sign used for?
    • clonus - hyperreflex foot will beat
    • to determine pre-eclampsia or eclampsia
  17. what would cause the fundus to be displaced?
    a full bladder
  18. How long will Lochia last?
    • Rubra (1-3 days)
    • Serosa (4-10 days)
    • Alba (10-30 days)
  19. How often is breast feeding encouraged?
    Every 2 hours
  20. Breastfeeding Pearls of Wisdom?
    • relax
    • belly to belly
    • "C" presentation
    • fish lips (rolled lips)
    • nipple up
  21. What position are babies placed for sleeping?
    back or side
  22. What is the normal RR of a newborn?
    30-60
  23. What is the normal temp of a newborn?
    • over 98 to 99.2
    • anything above or below recheck in 30 min
  24. what are the reflexes checked on a newborn?
    • morrow (startle)
    • rooting
    • babinski (foot)
    • sucking
  25. This complication during pregnancy includes gestational hypertension with renal involvement leading to proteinuria
    preeclampsia
  26. This complication during pregnancy includes gestational hypertension, renal involvement leading to proteinuria, CNS involvement causing seizures, liver and coagulation abnormalities
    eclampsia
Author
cbennett
ID
332594
Card Set
Exam 3 - OB Survival Skills
Description
Exam 3 - OB Survival Skills
Updated

  1. Home
  2. Flashcards
  3. Preview