Jessica Willard
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________
Prenatal Care
SKILL NAME ____________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________
Description of Skill
Combination of nursing assessments and client education for pregnant clients whil
e maintaining cultural considerations. Assisting patients find comfort and health du
ring pregnancy.
Indications CONSIDERATIONS
Prenatal care should be done for every
Nursing Interventions (pre, intra, post)
pregnant patient. This includes obtaini
ng client history, prenatal assessments, Perform leopold maneuvers to palpate
creating a brith plan, prenatal visits, ro and present position of fetus. Assest in
utine labs (CBC, RH, Blood type, urinal gynecological exams. Administer RhO(
ysis, heb B, HgB, rubella, GBS, glucose D) around 28 weeks for Rh- clients
, pap, ppd, HIV, MSAFO).
Outcomes/Evaluation
Client Education
Monitoring of weight, BP, glucose, prot
ein, fetal development, and self edcuati Health promotion: avoid OTC meds, su
on for patient. Trimester 1: fetal growth pplements, alcohol, tobacco, hot tubs.
development, lab testing, lifestyle, disc Consume water, vitamins, and exercise
omforts. Trimester 2: breastfeeding, se . Pregnancy prep and birth: Create birt
x, fetal movement, complications, birth h plan, go to birth clases, learn breastf
plan. Trimester 3: child/ birth prep, post eeding benefits.
partum care
Potential Complications Nursing Interventions
Frist trimester: infection, hyperemesis g Encourage client to drink fluids. Client
ravidarum, miscarriage, ectopic pregna wear adequate bra for support. Teach h
ncy. Second Trimester: rupture, placent ow to perform kegal exercises. Educate
a abruption, premature labor, HTN, infe patient how to spot UTI. Encourage re
ction, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia. st. Perform the proper test for fetal dev
elopment.
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