NUR 221 Quiz 1 with Complete Solutions

NUR 221 Quiz 1 with Complete Solutions What is the Circle of Violence? Tension building => Abusive incident => Honeymoon phase => Repeat What is the most common form of violence experienced by women worldwide? Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Are pregnant adolescents abused at a higher rate than adult women? Yes, and thus they should be considered at high risk. Why do battering episodes initiate or increase during pregnancy? 1.) The biopsychosocial stresses of pregnancy may strain the relationship beyond the couple's ability to cope, and frustration is followed by violence. 2.) The man may be jealous of the fetus, resenting the intrusion into the couple's relationship and the woman's displacement of attention. 3.) The man may be angry at the unborn child or the woman. 4.) The beating may be the man's conscious or unconscious attempt to end the pregnancy. What are the signs of Intimate Partner Violence? 1.) Overuse of health services 2.) Vague, nonspecific complaints 3.) Chronic pain 4.) Depression, anxiety 5.) Missed appointments 6.) Unexplainable injuries or bruising 7.) Nonadherence to treatment 8.) Untreated serious injuries 9.) Injuries not matching the description 10.) Intimate partner never leaving the patient's side 11.) Intimate partner insisting on telling the story of the injury How do you calculate a pregnant woman's expected date of delivery (EDD) using Naegle's Rule? If the patient has a regular 28 day cycle, the EDD can be calculated by adding 9 calendar months and 7 days to the first day of her last menstrual period (LMP) or by subtracting 3 months and adding 7 days to the LMP. What does G in GP stand for? Gravida: Number of pregnancies the woman has had, regardless of the duration. The current pregnancy is also included. What does the P in GP stand for? Para: Number of pregnancies that have reached 20 weeks or more of gestation, whether the infant is born alive or not. Twin pregnancy of 20 weeks or more are considered one Para. What does the G in GTPAL stand for? Gravida: Number of pregnancies the woman has had, regardless of the duration. The current pregnancy is also included. What does the T in GTPAL stand for? Term: The number of pregnancies that ended in term birth. What does the P in GTPAL stand for? Preterm: A pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of gestation but ends BEFORE 37 weeks 0 days of gestation. What does the A in GTPAL stand for? Abortions: The number of pregnancies that ended in miscarriage (elective or spontaneous abortion) BEFORE the end of 20 weeks gestation.