Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring Person
This theory of pain management explains how nonpharmacological distraction techniques like massage and music help reduce the sensation of labor discomfort.
What is the gate-control theory of pain?
This rare condition involves an inability to regulate fluid balance due to a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or kidney unresponsiveness to it.
What is diabetes insipidus?
When performing a physical assessment on an infant or toddler, the nurse should count this physiological measurement first before disturbing the child.
What are respirations?
This rule is used to caculate estimated date of birth calculated & is determined by adding 7 days to the first day of the last menstrual period and subtracting 3 months.
Naegele's rule
This initial step of the nursing process must come first because a nurse cannot prioritize problems without knowing what is wrong.
What is assessment?
Applied by a support person to the sacral area, this steady pressure helps relieve back labor discomfort.
What is counterpressure?
Often called the "master gland," this structure is responsible for regulating other endocrine glands in the body
What is the pituitary gland?
For children under the age of 2, the nurse must measure this specific pulse site for one full minute.
What is the apical pulse?
This term describes the phenomenon where an expectant father experiences pregnancy-like symptoms alongside his partner.
What is Couvade syndrome?
: In a three-part nursing diagnosis, the "related to" (r/t) component identifies this part of the problem.
What is the etiology?
This medical reversal agent is used as the specific antidote for opioid overdose or respiratory depression.
What is naloxone? (or Narcan)
This acute and life-threatening complication of diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar, dehydration, and breath that smells like Juicy Fruit gum.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?
This anterior landmark on an infant's skull typically closes between 12 to 18 months of age.
What is the anterior fontanel?
Pica and food cravings during pregnancy are strongly associated with a deficiency in this specific nutrient.
What is iron?
This phase of the nursing process is when the nurse actually performs the planned nursing actions or interventions.
What is implementation?
Commonly known as a "wet tap," this intense headache is caused by the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid after a puncture.
What is a post-dural puncture headache (PDPH)?
In diagnostic evaluations for pediatric diabetes, a fasting blood sugar reading greater than this threshold indicates concern.
What is greater than 126 mg/dl?
This validated pediatric observational pain scale assesses five categories: Facial expression, Leg movement, Activity, Cry, and Consolability.
What is the FLACC scale?
Total blood volume increases during pregnancy by approximately this percentage to support the uterine-placental-fetal unit.
What is 40% to 50%?
This term refers to the clinical judgment or the "problem" statement formulated by the nurse during the nursing process.
What is a nursing diagnosis?
Consisting of a 50:50 mix with oxygen, this inhaled gas does not completely relieve pain but reduces the patient's perception of it.
What is nitrous oxide?
These classic clinical manifestations of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus are commonly referred to as the "three polys".
What are polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia?
Severe, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy leading to weight loss and electrolyte imbalance.
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Vaginal and rectal swab cultures performed at 35 to 37 weeks gestation to prevent neonatal infection during birth.
Group B Strep (GBS) Screening