NWTC Health Promotion LP1 – Study Guide and Learning Plan Review Material
involution - correct answer ✔✔Return of the uterus to a nonpregnant state after birth
Fundus - correct answer ✔✔top of uterus
Lochia - correct answer ✔✔vaginal discharge after childbirth
Lochia rubra, serosa, and alba - correct answer ✔✔Rubra- Red blood, like period, 1-3 days,
Serosa- Serosanguineous fluid
Alba- white-ish color
- Vaginal discharge goes from Rubra to serosa, to alba. if going backwards it indicates a problem
diaphoresis - correct answer ✔✔sweating
diursesis - correct answer ✔✔peeing
atony - correct answer ✔✔lack of normal muscle tone
boggy - correct answer ✔✔without muscle tone, (atony)
episiotomy - correct answer ✔✔surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so
facilitate delivery during childbirth
Postpartum chill - correct answer ✔✔- uncontrollable shaking for 2 hours after delivery
, - expected outcome
Postpartum chill nursing interventions - correct answer ✔✔- warm blanket
- fuzzy socks
- warm drink
thrombophlebitis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of a vein associated with a clot formation
lactation - correct answer ✔✔secretion of milk
production of milk
striae - correct answer ✔✔stretch marks
linea nigra - correct answer ✔✔a dark line appearing on the abdomen and extending from the
pubis toward the umbilicus
caesarean section - correct answer ✔✔the delivery of the child through an incision in the
maternal abdominal and uterinen walls
oxytocin - correct answer ✔✔A hormone released by the posterior pituitary that stimulates
uterine contractions during childbirth and milk ejection during breastfeeding.
hemorrhoids - correct answer ✔✔Swollen, painful rectal veins; often a result of constipation
GTPAL - correct answer ✔✔Gravidity - # of pregnancies
Term - # of pregnancies 37+ weeks
Preterm - # of pregnancies 20-36.6 weeks
involution - correct answer ✔✔Return of the uterus to a nonpregnant state after birth
Fundus - correct answer ✔✔top of uterus
Lochia - correct answer ✔✔vaginal discharge after childbirth
Lochia rubra, serosa, and alba - correct answer ✔✔Rubra- Red blood, like period, 1-3 days,
Serosa- Serosanguineous fluid
Alba- white-ish color
- Vaginal discharge goes from Rubra to serosa, to alba. if going backwards it indicates a problem
diaphoresis - correct answer ✔✔sweating
diursesis - correct answer ✔✔peeing
atony - correct answer ✔✔lack of normal muscle tone
boggy - correct answer ✔✔without muscle tone, (atony)
episiotomy - correct answer ✔✔surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so
facilitate delivery during childbirth
Postpartum chill - correct answer ✔✔- uncontrollable shaking for 2 hours after delivery
, - expected outcome
Postpartum chill nursing interventions - correct answer ✔✔- warm blanket
- fuzzy socks
- warm drink
thrombophlebitis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of a vein associated with a clot formation
lactation - correct answer ✔✔secretion of milk
production of milk
striae - correct answer ✔✔stretch marks
linea nigra - correct answer ✔✔a dark line appearing on the abdomen and extending from the
pubis toward the umbilicus
caesarean section - correct answer ✔✔the delivery of the child through an incision in the
maternal abdominal and uterinen walls
oxytocin - correct answer ✔✔A hormone released by the posterior pituitary that stimulates
uterine contractions during childbirth and milk ejection during breastfeeding.
hemorrhoids - correct answer ✔✔Swollen, painful rectal veins; often a result of constipation
GTPAL - correct answer ✔✔Gravidity - # of pregnancies
Term - # of pregnancies 37+ weeks
Preterm - # of pregnancies 20-36.6 weeks
