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When doing internal exams near term, the midwife should check for... - dilation, effacement, station, increase in vaginal lubrication or softening of musculature 54

During the second stage of labor, also known as the pushing stage, your role will change from that of the first stage. Describe each: During the first stage, the goal was to help the woman rest, relax, nourish, hydrate, and if at all possible sleep. During the second stage of labor the intensity of the moment rises and the woman will need you to simply be her rock. Help her find and maintain a rhythm, support changes in position or environment which help her to feel more comfortable, meet ...

What are potential cons of working within a team? Slower production More expensive More complicated i) Stock Appreciation Rights ii) Phantom Stock iii) Stock Options iv) 100% S-Corporation ESOPs often use Synthetic Equity to maintain tax advantage v) ESOP Trustee agreement on form and dilution % allowed for these plans What investments are considered QRP (Qualifying Replacement Property) Stocks Convertible Bonds Corporate fixed rate bonds Corporate floating rate notes

What is a burn that involves the epidermis and the dermis but no underlying tissue? - Partial thickness burn Superficial is just the epidermis, secondary or partial thickness is epidermis and dermis

Contact Precautions Used for patients known to have or suspected of having diseases or conditions transmitted by direct patient contact or by contact with items in the patient's environment

Paroxetine (Paxil) inhibits neuronal re-uptake of - serotonin in the CNS, this potentiating the activity of serotonin, increasing the levels of serotonin in the brain -keeps serotonin out in the synapse where it keeps hitting the receptors

Decreased stomach-emptying time & lowered basal metabolic rate cause constipation. Adequate dietary fiber aid bowel function. Dietary fiber increases fecal weight & water content & accelerates transit fecal mass through GI tract. Retention of water by fiber has ability soften stools & promote regularity. Fluid intake & exercise facilitate bowel elimination. - Older client has an increased tendency to experience constipation

maslow hierarchy of needs provides a framework for nursing assessment and for understanding the needs of patients at all levels; many nursing interventions are aimed at meeting patients' basic human needs

How does IVF work to help infertile couples? FSH and LH are given to a woman to help eggs mature and release. Eggs are then collected from a woman's ovaries. The eggs are fertilised in a lab with the man's sperm. The fertilised eggs are grown into embryos in an incubator. The 1-2 embryos are then transferred to the woman's uterus to increase chance of pregancy. What are the pros and cons of IVF? PRO: Gives an infertile couple a child. CON: Multiple births, these are risky, more ch...

Hyperopia - Also known as farsightedness. A refractive error in which, because the eyeball is short or the refractive power of the lens is weak, the point of focus for rays of light from distant objects falls behind the retina. Correction to increase refractive power (a plus lens) is necessary for distance vision as well as near vision.