Newborn
Bleeding under the subcutaneous tissues of the newborn’s scalp that does not cross the suture line.
What is Cephalhematoma
The fundus slightly boggy and displaced to the right
What is full bladder
The baby is out, but Rh neg mom will need this for the future.
What is Rhogam?
A priority nursing assessment for a preterm labor patient recieving magnesium sulfate IV.
What is respiratory rate
One of the four P's that includes contractions
What is Powers?
These 5 terms describe the 1 and 5 min assessment
What is Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity and Respirations
This can be done right after delivery; facilitates bonding and temperature regulation.
What is skin to skin.
Blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream.
What is Pulmonary Embolism
Painless red vaginal bleeding
What is placenta previa
Magnesium sulfate toxicity antidote.
What is Calcium Gluconate?
yellow crust may be normal in this situation
What is post-circumcision?
Rh negative patient require medication prevent accidental exposure to fetal blood during pregnancy or delivery.
What is Rhogam
Increased stressors, complicated pregnancy, family history, personal history.
What are risk factors for postpartum depression?
Complication from the epidural anesthesia
What is Hypotension
This type of deceleration may resolve with changing mom's position.
What is a variable deceleration?
Expected urine output for the newborn
What is 6-8 wet diapers per day
You can use the COMPONENTS of this acronym when you do your wound assessment.
What is Redness, Ecchymosis, Edema, Discharge, Approximation?
Although the placenta is gone, we need this medication for another 24hours to avoid more complications.
What is magnesium sulfate?
placenta previa, breech presentation, acute fetal distress, cord prolapse, or placental abruption.
What are indications for c-section?
Fetal heart rate mirrors the contraction
What is early decelerations
The reflex may be unequal following shoulder dystocia.
What is Moro?
To avoid PPH, this medication is standard following stage three of labor.
What is Pitocin?
This term describes when the uterus does not return to size as excepted.
What is subinvolution?
Indication of toxicity of magnesium sulfate therapy
What is respiratory and CNS depression
Fetal heart rate nadir occurs well after the peak of the contraction
What are late decelerations