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PN 3003 maternity Exam Study Guide
Gravida - Answer✔✔-Pregnacy
Primigravida - Answer✔✔-pregnant for the first time
Nulligravida - Answer✔✔-a woman who has never been pregnant
Multigravida - Answer✔✔-a woman who has had two or more pregnancies
Primipara - Answer✔✔-first delivery
Para - Answer✔✔-Delivery
GTPAL: G - Answer✔✔-number of pregnancies
GTPAL: T - Answer✔✔-number of term births (36-40 weeks)
GTPAL: P - Answer✔✔-Number of preterm deliveries (under 36 weeks)
GTPAL: A - Answer✔✔-Number of abortions
GTPAL: L - Answer✔✔-Number of living children
APGAR use - Answer✔✔-Nurses evaluate each sign of the apgar system and totals the schore of 1 and 5
minutes after birth to assess the condition of the infant
APGAR score of 8-10 - Answer✔✔-requries no action other than continued observation and support of
infants adaptaions
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APGAR score of 4-7 - Answer✔✔-means the infant needs gentle stimulation such as rubbing the back,
the posibility of opioid-induced respiratory distress should be considered
APGAR score less than 3 - Answer✔✔-severe distress, infant needs active resucitation
Newborn is born at 5 mins. what is the APGAR score? - Answer✔✔-scored 4-7
possible signs of pregnancy - Answer✔✔-- amenorrhea
- nausea, vomiting
- fatigue, breast change
- frequent urination
PROBABLE signs of pregnancy - Answer✔✔-- presence of HCG in blood: 4-12 weeks
- chadwick: bluish discolouration of the cervis, vagina, and vulva
- godwell: softening of the cervix
- 8+ uterine growth
- Braxton hicks: pre labour contractions, false labor occurs during the second trimester (16weeks)
POSITIVE signs of pregnancy - Answer✔✔-- visualy see fetus on ultrasound (6+ weeks)
- fetal heart sounds by fetal stethescope (20-24 weeks)
- fetal movements felt by the examiner (22+ weeks)
- late pregnancy: fetus movement visible
normal length of pregnancy is? - Answer✔✔-38-40 weeks
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Normal weight gain in pregnancy - Answer✔✔-25-35 lbs; not normally monitored
Routine lab tests for pregnant women - Answer✔✔-BBP - HGR
- blood grouping
- blood glucose
- pap smear
- HIV/ Herpes
- group B strep
- rubella
Tests of fetal well-being - Answer✔✔-ABC - UN
- Amniocentesis
- Breast self stimulation
- contraction stress test
- ultra sound
- non stress test
What happens in the first stage of labour? - Answer✔✔-- cervix effacement
- contractions
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PN 3003 maternity Exam Study Guide
Gravida - Answer✔✔-Pregnacy
Primigravida - Answer✔✔-pregnant for the first time
Nulligravida - Answer✔✔-a woman who has never been pregnant
Multigravida - Answer✔✔-a woman who has had two or more pregnancies
Primipara - Answer✔✔-first delivery
Para - Answer✔✔-Delivery
GTPAL: G - Answer✔✔-number of pregnancies
GTPAL: T - Answer✔✔-number of term births (36-40 weeks)
GTPAL: P - Answer✔✔-Number of preterm deliveries (under 36 weeks)
GTPAL: A - Answer✔✔-Number of abortions
GTPAL: L - Answer✔✔-Number of living children
APGAR use - Answer✔✔-Nurses evaluate each sign of the apgar system and totals the schore of 1 and 5
minutes after birth to assess the condition of the infant
APGAR score of 8-10 - Answer✔✔-requries no action other than continued observation and support of
infants adaptaions
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APGAR score of 4-7 - Answer✔✔-means the infant needs gentle stimulation such as rubbing the back,
the posibility of opioid-induced respiratory distress should be considered
APGAR score less than 3 - Answer✔✔-severe distress, infant needs active resucitation
Newborn is born at 5 mins. what is the APGAR score? - Answer✔✔-scored 4-7
possible signs of pregnancy - Answer✔✔-- amenorrhea
- nausea, vomiting
- fatigue, breast change
- frequent urination
PROBABLE signs of pregnancy - Answer✔✔-- presence of HCG in blood: 4-12 weeks
- chadwick: bluish discolouration of the cervis, vagina, and vulva
- godwell: softening of the cervix
- 8+ uterine growth
- Braxton hicks: pre labour contractions, false labor occurs during the second trimester (16weeks)
POSITIVE signs of pregnancy - Answer✔✔-- visualy see fetus on ultrasound (6+ weeks)
- fetal heart sounds by fetal stethescope (20-24 weeks)
- fetal movements felt by the examiner (22+ weeks)
- late pregnancy: fetus movement visible
normal length of pregnancy is? - Answer✔✔-38-40 weeks
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Normal weight gain in pregnancy - Answer✔✔-25-35 lbs; not normally monitored
Routine lab tests for pregnant women - Answer✔✔-BBP - HGR
- blood grouping
- blood glucose
- pap smear
- HIV/ Herpes
- group B strep
- rubella
Tests of fetal well-being - Answer✔✔-ABC - UN
- Amniocentesis
- Breast self stimulation
- contraction stress test
- ultra sound
- non stress test
What happens in the first stage of labour? - Answer✔✔-- cervix effacement
- contractions
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