Maternity Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI OB/MATERNITY Practice QuizAt 14-weeks gestation, a client arrives at the Emergency Center complaining of a dull pain in the right lower quadrant of her abdomen. The nurse obtains a blood sample and initiates an IV. Thirty minutes after admission, the client reports feeling a sharp abdominal pain and a shoulder pain. Assessment findings include diaphoresis, a heart rate of 120 beats/minute, and a blood pressure of 86/48. Which action should the nurse implement next? a. Check the hematocrit...

HESI OBSTETRICS/MATERNITY PRACTICE EXAMWhich nursing intervention is most helpful in relieving postpartum uterine contractions or "after pains?" a. Lying prone with a pillow on the abdomen b. Using a breast pump c. Massaging the abdomen d. Giving oxytocic medications - correct answer a. Lying prone with a pillow on the abdomen Lying prone (A) keeps the fundus contracted and is especially useful with multiparas, who commonly experience afterpains due to lack of uterine tone. A multig...

Hurst review: maternitywhat is the name of the hormone that induces amenorrhea? - correct answer progesterone presumptive signs of pregnancy mean - correct answer things client will recognize "subjective presumptive signs of pregnancy - correct answer - amenorrhea (missed period) - nausea and vomiting - urinary frequency - breast tenderness what can be the first signs of pregnancy - correct answer urinary frequency what is probably signs of pregnancy - correct answer signs PCP ...

Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing ch.5An infant infected with cytomegalovirus may have what serious problems? - correct answer 1. Mental retardation 2. Seizures 3. Blindness 4. Deafness 5. Dental abnormalities 6. Petechiae What are the 10 danger signs in pregnancy? - correct answer 1. Sudden gush of fluid from the vagina 2. Vaginal bleeding 3. Abdominal pain 4. Persistent vomiting 5. Epigastric pain 6. Edema of face and hands 7. Severe, persistent headache 8. Blurr...

Labor and Delivery Nursing Care: Maternity Series Passenger (fetus and placenta) passageway (birth canal) powers (contractions) position of the mother psychological response - the progression of labor and the birthing process - correct answer first factors that affect the labor and delivery process (the five Ps); what do these factors affect? 1. size of the fetal head 2. the fetal presentation 3. the fetal lie 4. fetal attitude 5. fetal position - correct answer What affects the ...

Maternal Newborn - PRACTICE QUESTIONSA nurse is assessing a client who is at 34 weeks gestation and has a mild placental abruption. Which finding should the nurse expect? - correct answer Dark red vaginal bleeding A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? Betamethasone Misoprostol Methylergonovine Poractant alfa - correct answer Betamethasone stimulates fe...

Maternity - Chapter 6: Nursing Care of Mother and Infant During Labor and Birth Powers? - correct answer •Propel fetus down the birth/vaginal canal. -Contractions: Frequency - the beginning of one contraction to when another begins -Effacement/Dilation: (100%) (10 cm) -Maternal Pushing: cervix is fully dilated Passage? - correct answer Pelvis (bony pelvis from the mother). Passenger? - correct answer •Baby -Fetal skull: molding -Fetal lie: Transverse (Left to Right); Longitud...

Maternity & Women's Health Care Chapter #19 What does ACNM mean? - correct answer American College of Nurse Midwives Where does labor begin - correct answer With regular uterine contractions, and continues with hours of hard work during cervical dilation and birth. What is the first stage of labor? - correct answer -begins with the onset of true labor contractions and ends with complete (10cm) dilation. The first stage of labor was considered to comprise of three phases what are th...

Maternity: AntepartumPresumptive signs Make you think you are pregnant -loss of period -fatigue -n/v (hug) -urinary frequency (extra blood) -breast changes (darkened areolae, enlarged Montgomery’s glands) -quickening-16 to 20 weeks -uterine enlargement (don't memorize for nclex) probable signs -doctor thinks woman is pregnant due to uterine changes -abdominal enlargement -hegar's sign -chadwick's sign -goodell's sign -ballottement -braxton hicks -posit...

Maternity ATI 2020A home health nurse is caring for a client who has unilateral mastitis and is experiencing discomfort in the affected breast. which of the following instruction should the nurse include? - correct answer Suggest the client apply warm compresses to the affected breast A nurse is reinforcing teaching about the prevention of newborn abduction with a client who gave birth eight hours ago which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?...