MIDWIFERY - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Continuity of Care - correct answer A continuous relationship between a patient and an identified health-care professional who is the sole source of care and information for the patient. Informed Decision Making - correct answer A decision by a patient about a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure, based on choice, which requires the decision to be voluntary and that the patient has the capacity for choice. Culturally Safe Care for Women - correct answer "Cultural respect is achieved when...

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How many days should a woman expect her fundus to reach pubic symphysis? - correct answer 10 days (1cm daily) During what pn period would you expect to see alba lochia and what color is this? A. 1-3 days, pink B. 11-21 days, white C. 4-10 days, pink D. 1-3 days, red - correct answer b. 11-21 days, white During what pn period would you expect to see rubra lochia and what color is this? A. 1-3 days, pink B. 11-21 days, white C. 4-10 days, pink D. 1-3 days, red - correct answer d. 1...

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When is screening for gdm done? - correct answer 24-28 weeks One-hour gtt What is the range that is considered positive? - correct answer 130-140mg/dl Nddg criteria for gdm 3-hour gtt Carpenter & coustain criteria - correct answer Postpartum care for gdm What gtt is recommended and when? What are these patients at higher risk of? - correct answer gdm should resolve after delivery 6 week 75g 2-hour gtt recommended (hba1c not recommended) Higher risk for: postpartum hemorrhage, dep...

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Mana helped from which organization? - correct answer narm What organizations offer certification for non-nurse midwives? - correct answer acnm and meac National accreditation of midwifery education programs leading to the certified professional midwife credential is through the? - correct answer midwifery education and accreditation council True or false? Direct-entry midwifery is illegal in some states - correct answer true Lay midwifery was first legalized in texas in: - correct a...

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Define autolysis - correct answer destruction of cells, tissues, muscle fibres by enzymes. What 3 processes contribute to involution? - correct answer ischaemia, autolysis, phagocytosis What is the role of phagocytosis in involution? - correct answer it removes any debris left by autolysis What is the role of coagulation in involution? - correct answer takes place due to platelet aggregation and the release of thromboplastin and fibrin What is the role of vasoconstriction in involuti...

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Nullipara - correct answer has not carried a baby to 500g or 20 weeks Has had a miscarriage Nulligravida - correct answer never been pregnant Gravida - correct answer times you've been pregnant Primipara - correct answer carried a pregnancy past 20 weeks Primigravida - correct answer pregnant for the first time Multigravida - correct answer two or more pregnancies Multipara - correct answer two or more pregnancies past 20 wks Preeclampsia - correct answer BP + proteinur...

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True/false: although it often appears during the first trimester, pregnancy rhinitis can occur at any point during pregnancy. - correct answer true. What is the believed etiology of pregnancy rhinitis? - correct answer increased hormone levels. Increased blood flow. True/false: caffeinated fluids help relieve the symptoms of pregnancy rhinitis. - correct answer false. When does pregnancy rhinitis typically resolve? - correct answer after delivery- typically disappears within 2 weeks a...

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Certification - correct answer the formal process by which a private agency or organization certifies (usually by exam) that an individual has met standards as specified by that profession Hospital privileges - correct answer authorization granted to a practitioner by the healthcare network or a component of the network to provide specific in-patient care services within defined limits based on the practitioner's qualifications and current competence Acnm principles for credentialing an...

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What is descent describing? - correct answer how far the baby's has gone into the pelvis. What measurement is used to represent descent? - correct answer 5th's - in or out. What is denominator describing? - correct answer describes the lowest part of the fetus. The landmark of the presentation that allows the degree of the rotation of the baby to be described. Occipital - showing part is back of the head. Sacrum - showing part is the buttocks. Mentum or chin - showing part ...

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One of the main reasons for routine prenatal care is to screen for? - correct answer preeclampsia A mother has chosen to have a water birth. The water should be maintained at which temperature? - correct answer it should be 86-95 degrees fahrenheit. ("heart and hands") How many bones in the pelvis? - correct answer 4 main bones!! - hip bones x 2 - sacrum - coccyx How many part have the hips bones? - correct answer the hip bone has three parts: the ilium, pubis and ischium. ...

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What is fertilization? - correct answer union of sperm and egg Where does fertilization occur? - correct answer In the outer third of the fallopian tube, near the ovary. At how many weeks is an embryo term to be a fetus? - correct answer 9 weeks Week 3 of fetal development - correct answer Single tubular heart is formed. Neural tube forms, primitive spinal cord and brain appear. Week 4 of fetal development - correct answer Heart begins to beat. Neural tube closes. Forebrain forms. Up...

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Umbilical cord prolapse - correct answer cord comes out before baby. Forceps - correct answer metal tongs used to help remove baby Lock onto babys head Can rotate head if necessary Disadvantages of forceps - correct answer mother may feel disappointed May need episiotomy Analgesia is needed Bruising of internal tissues Strain on pelvic floor muscles Can leave bruise marks on babys face Nerve injury/facial palsy Depressed skull fractures Risks of increase analgesia Facial lacera...

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Two elements that enable consent - correct answer competence Voluntariness Two elements that inform consent - correct answer disclosure of information Understanding of information Elements that enact consent - correct answer decision Authorisation If a research participant wishes to withdraw from a study: - correct answer participation is voluntary and they can withdraw at any time Defense to assault/battery - correct answer The clients consent to medical treatment For consent ...

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Alcohol withdrawal can cause what? - correct answer death: seizures 12-24 hours after last drink What is the most widely used illicit drug among pregnant women? - correct answer marijuana What can prescription opioids cause in newborns? - correct answer premature birth and drug withdrawal (neonatal abstinence disorder) Quitting prescription opioids all of a sudden can cause what in the patient and fetus? - correct answer maternal withdrawal and fetal death d/t hypoxia What is heroin?...

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When a nurse helps a patient find the meaning of cancer by supporting beliefs about life, this is an example of: - correct answer 1 Being with. 2 Cultural caring. Correct3 Instilling hope and faith. Incorrect4 Forming a human-altruistic value system. Instilling hope and faith helps to increase an individual's capacity to get through an event or transition and face the future with meaning. 52% Which of these is not one of the carative factors in Watson's carative theory? - co...

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1) the maternal-newborn nurse reviewing charts recognizes that negligence (malpractice) occurs when which action occurs? Note: credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. There is no notification to the physician of change in condition. 2. There is a failure to give an ordered medication. 3. An infant is placed in the wrong crib. 4. There is compliance with medication administration principles. 5. There is compliance with the s...

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Residency - correct answer Graduate medical education in a specialty that takes the form of paid on-the-job training, usually in a hospital. Specialists - correct answer Physicians who specialize in specific health care problems; anesthesiologists, cardiologists, oncologists Specialty Care - correct answer Care that tends to be limited to illness episodes, the organ system, or the disease process involved. Specialty care, if needed, generally follows primary care Advanced Practice Nurse (...

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The nurse manager is planning a presentation on ethical issues in caring for childbearing families. Which example should the nurse manager include to illustrate maternal-fetal conflict? A) a client chooses an abortion after her fetus is diagnosed with a genetic anomaly. B) a 39-year-old nulliparous client undergoes therapeutic insemination. C) a family of a child with leukemia requests cord-blood banking at a sibling's birth. D) a cesarean delivery of a breech fetus is court ordered aft...

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Hypospadias - correct answer abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis Cryptorchidism - correct answer undescended testicles Chordee - correct answer bend in the shaft of the penis Scrotal hydrocele - correct answer swelling of the scrotum due to a collection of fluid in the testes or along the spermatic cord Routine pulse oximetry of the newborn - correct answer put into place to identify critical congenital cardiac defects that are not easily ...

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The family and medical leave act (fmla) guarantees paid leave for new parents. - correct answer false A certified nurse-midwife (cnm) usually delivers babies in a birth center. - correct answer true Natural childbirth refers to vaginal births. - correct answer false Women imagine their false labor pains. - correct answer false Contractions are very intense in the transition phase of stage-one labor. - correct answer true The average length of time for the dilation of the cervix is...

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