• Elements of EFM (electronic fetal monitoring) o Baseline: Mean fetal heart rate (FHR) rounded to nearest 5 bpm during a 10 minute period excluding accelerations and decelerations. o Variability and causes for increased or decreased variability: Fluctuations in the baseline FHR that are irregular in amplitude and frequency. Measured from peak to trough (rise and fall) of the HR and given a range within a 1 min period. Classified as absent, mild, or moderate. Most important predictor of adeq...

• Overview of the transition the woman goes through into her new maternal role o Rubin’s Maternal Tasks of Pregnancy • Ensuring a safe passage for herself and her child • Ensuring a social acceptance of the child by significant others • Attaching or “binding-in” to the child • According to Rubin, the mother-to-be needs to accept the pregnancy and incorporate it into her own reality and self-concept This process is known as binding in. • Giving of oneself to the demands ...

Genetics • Common genetic (inherited) conditions that you would counsel and screen patients either prior to pregnancy or at their first prenatal visit o A gene is a segment of DNA that is passed down from parents to children and confers a trait to the offspring.  Dad determines if the baby will be XX (girl) or XY (boy) o Genes can be either dominant or recessive. When there is both a dominant and a recessive gene in the pair, the traits of dominant gene are present.  The traits o...

.) PRIORITY nursing care/interventions/assessment immediately after birth of normal newborn  Check Vitals  Most important is to establish respiratory function with the cutting of the umbilical cord. (clear airway using the bulb syringe first mouth then nose)  Dry baby up  Perform a physical assessment called Apgar scoring to rule out any abnormalities. It is a measure of the physical condition of a newborn infant. It is obtained by adding points (2, 1, or 0) for heart rate, r...

1. Document your initial assessment data of Ms. Patton, including uterine activity (frequency and duration), fetal heart rate (FHR) activity (baseline FHR, long-term variability, accelerations, and decelerations), vaginal discharge, and maternal vital signs. • Palpated uterus for contractions. Uterus tone soft between contractions. Contractions approximately 4 minutes apart & lasting 50 seconds • FHR 149 @ baseline with occasional acceleration & one episode of early deceleration • No ...

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