NURS 320 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
episiotomy (lacerations/tears) - ANSWER-treat repair as surgical incision
use stool softeners
Peri-bottle
HEMATOMA IS SURGICAL EMERGENCY
legs - ANSWER-hyper-coagulable state
warmth, redness, swelling, size
breastfeeding nutrition - ANSWER-need 330kcal above baseline for first 6months
thermoregulation heat loss factors in newborns - ANSWER-SQ fat layer is thin
blood vessels closer to skin surface
larger surface area to body mass ratio
heat production in newborns - ANSWER-non-shivering thermogenesis
can constrict peripheral blood vessels
temperature regulation in newborns - ANSWER-36.5-37.5 axillary
balance between heat loss & production
how do babies lose heat - ANSWER-convection
radiation
evaporation
conduction
umbilical cord - ANSWER-2 arteries, 1 vein
kept clean & dry - no other treatment
acrocyanosis - ANSWER-transient cyanosis of hands/feet
caput succedanum - ANSWER-edema of scalp
crosses suture lines
cephalohematoma - ANSWER-bleeding under periosteum
usually one-sided
therapy for hyperbilirubinemia - ANSWER-phototherapy
exchange transfusion (serious cases)
Naegele's rule to calculate EDB - ANSWER-after determining first day of LMP,
subtract 3 calendar months and add 7 days
embryo stage - ANSWER-day 15 until 8 weeks
, MOST CRITICAL TIME FOR DEVELOPMENT
fetal stage - ANSWER-9 weeks until pregnancy ends
4 weeks gestation - ANSWER-hepatic system develops from foregut
week 5 - ANSWER-kidneys form
week 9 - ANSWER-kidneys function
weeks 7 - ANSWER-sex differentiation begins
week 10 - ANSWER-sex can be distinguished
fetal senses - ANSWER-taste-16 weeks
sound response- 24 weeks
sight- 26 weeks
24 weeks - ANSWER-pulmonary surfactants
viability - ANSWER-between 22-25 weeks gestation
preterm - ANSWER-weeks 20-37
term - ANSWER-weeks 38-42 (completion of 37th week through end of 42week)
postterm - ANSWER-after 42 weeks completed
how is obstetrical history recorded - ANSWER-GTPAL
gravida - ANSWER-# of times a woman has been pregnant (INCLUDE CURRENT
PREGNANCY)
para - ANSWER-outcome of all pregnancies
recorded as term, preterm, abortion & living
term (GTPAL) - ANSWER-# of pregnancies that completed 37 weeks gestation
preterm (GTPAL) - ANSWER-# of pregnancies that ended between 20-37 weeks
abortion - ANSWER-# of pregnancies that ended prior to 20 weeks either electively
or spontaneously
living - ANSWER-# of current living children woman has
amniotic sac functions - ANSWER-thermoregulation
oral fluid/repository for waste
fluid/electrolyte homeostasis
fetal cushioning, musculoskeletal development
antibacterial factors
Answers
episiotomy (lacerations/tears) - ANSWER-treat repair as surgical incision
use stool softeners
Peri-bottle
HEMATOMA IS SURGICAL EMERGENCY
legs - ANSWER-hyper-coagulable state
warmth, redness, swelling, size
breastfeeding nutrition - ANSWER-need 330kcal above baseline for first 6months
thermoregulation heat loss factors in newborns - ANSWER-SQ fat layer is thin
blood vessels closer to skin surface
larger surface area to body mass ratio
heat production in newborns - ANSWER-non-shivering thermogenesis
can constrict peripheral blood vessels
temperature regulation in newborns - ANSWER-36.5-37.5 axillary
balance between heat loss & production
how do babies lose heat - ANSWER-convection
radiation
evaporation
conduction
umbilical cord - ANSWER-2 arteries, 1 vein
kept clean & dry - no other treatment
acrocyanosis - ANSWER-transient cyanosis of hands/feet
caput succedanum - ANSWER-edema of scalp
crosses suture lines
cephalohematoma - ANSWER-bleeding under periosteum
usually one-sided
therapy for hyperbilirubinemia - ANSWER-phototherapy
exchange transfusion (serious cases)
Naegele's rule to calculate EDB - ANSWER-after determining first day of LMP,
subtract 3 calendar months and add 7 days
embryo stage - ANSWER-day 15 until 8 weeks
, MOST CRITICAL TIME FOR DEVELOPMENT
fetal stage - ANSWER-9 weeks until pregnancy ends
4 weeks gestation - ANSWER-hepatic system develops from foregut
week 5 - ANSWER-kidneys form
week 9 - ANSWER-kidneys function
weeks 7 - ANSWER-sex differentiation begins
week 10 - ANSWER-sex can be distinguished
fetal senses - ANSWER-taste-16 weeks
sound response- 24 weeks
sight- 26 weeks
24 weeks - ANSWER-pulmonary surfactants
viability - ANSWER-between 22-25 weeks gestation
preterm - ANSWER-weeks 20-37
term - ANSWER-weeks 38-42 (completion of 37th week through end of 42week)
postterm - ANSWER-after 42 weeks completed
how is obstetrical history recorded - ANSWER-GTPAL
gravida - ANSWER-# of times a woman has been pregnant (INCLUDE CURRENT
PREGNANCY)
para - ANSWER-outcome of all pregnancies
recorded as term, preterm, abortion & living
term (GTPAL) - ANSWER-# of pregnancies that completed 37 weeks gestation
preterm (GTPAL) - ANSWER-# of pregnancies that ended between 20-37 weeks
abortion - ANSWER-# of pregnancies that ended prior to 20 weeks either electively
or spontaneously
living - ANSWER-# of current living children woman has
amniotic sac functions - ANSWER-thermoregulation
oral fluid/repository for waste
fluid/electrolyte homeostasis
fetal cushioning, musculoskeletal development
antibacterial factors
