MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 3RD EDITION EXAM SCRIPT WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS

MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 3RD
EDITION EXAM SCRIPT WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS


◉ efface Answer: thinning of cervix


◉ dilate Answer: opening or cervix


◉ Contractions push the fetus ________ as the cervix is pulled
_________, causing the cervix to become thinner and shorter.
Answer: downward, upward


◉ When cervix is 100% effaced, it feels like? Answer: a thin, slick
membrane over the fetus


◉ Three phases of a contraction Answer: increment, acme, decrement


◉ definition of increment Answer: the period of increasing strength


◉ definition of acme Answer: the period of greatest strength or peak


◉ definition of decrement Answer: the period of decreasing strength

, ◉ frequency is the elapsed time from: Answer: the beginning of one
contraction until the beginning of the next contraction


◉ contractions occurring more often than every ____ minutes may
reduce fetal oxygen supply and should be _________ Answer: 2,
reported


◉ duration is the elapsed time from: Answer: the beginning of one
contraction until the end of the same contraction


◉ persistent contraction durations longer than _______ seconds may
reduce fetal oxygen and should be __________ Answer: 90, reported


◉ Intensity is the _____________ _____________ of the contraction.
Answer: approximate strength


◉ Intensity is described as: _________, ____________, and
______________ Answer: mild, moderate, firm


◉ The interval is the amount of time the __________ relaxes between
___________ Answer: uterus, contractions


◉ a mild contraction will cause the fundus to feel similar__________
_________ ________ ________ ___________ Answer: to the tip of
the nose