Hondros Nur 166 exam 1 Study Questions and Answers 2024

what is normal magnesium level for a pregnant woman - 4 to 8 mg what is a precipitous birth - a delivery that is less than 3 hours concerns with a precipitous birth - babies o2 from intense contractions and mom fatigue what helps make labor less painful - oxytocin (pitocin) cervidil (suppository) and cytotec what is isoimmunization - when the Rh (-) mom creates antibodies to destroy Rh (+) blood cells Symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum - losing more than 5% of pre-pregnancy weight how to prevent hyperemesis gravidarium - avoid trigger smells sit up during and after meals how many calories should be added to the diet of a pregnant woman - 300 calories during pregnancy 500 for a mom breastfeeding why do moms exercise during pregnancy - only to maintain when are pregnant women screened for GBS test - 35-37 weeks gestation how often does mom see ob/gyn during first trimester - every 4 weeks what is age of viability? - 20 weeks What is spina bifida? - a neural tube defect how to prevent spina bifida - consumption of folic acid and folate at conception interventions for heartburn - high carb diet sit up while eating tums and rolaids what are risk factors for epidural - maternal hypotension urinary retention what is Nalbuphine (Nubain) - medication to treat severe pain possible side effect from nalbuphine - tachycardia vomiting blue lips constipation What to do with prolapsed cord - knee to chest first What is Leopolds maneuver? - feeling the outline of the baby to see where to head is normal heart rate for newborn - 110-160 beats/min interventions if baby is hypoxic - reposition mom on left side give mom o2 Magnesium toxicity - magnesium level over 8 signs and symptoms of magnesium toxicity - hypotension, nonexistent reflexes, respiratory depression Antidote for magnesium sulfate - calcium gluconate what is a method for vaginal discomfort after delivery - ice pack signs and symptoms of placenta abrupta - pain bleeding hard abdomen what is magnesium sulfate used for - pre-term labor pre-eclampsia what do you do to prevent early delivery - cerclage (tie the cervix shut to prevent early delivery to save the baby) D&E - what is it? - procedure performed after abortion and miscarriage what do you educate a patient on after D&E - pregnancy can occur before next menstrual cycle what does amniocentesis tell the doctor about the baby - lung maturity chromosomal abnormalities biochemical disorders do we induce labor during placenta previa - no, prep for surgery