Normal Prenatal Care
A pregnant client has a severe headache, visual disturbances, and elevated blood pressure. This hypertensive disorder must be considered.
Preeclampsia
What is the prefix in the term "hypotension" ?
hypo-
this quality belongs inherently to every human being, regardless of health, abilities, or social status.
This principle of healthcare ethics recognizes a client's right to make informed decisions about their own care.
Autonomy
These nonmedical factors, including housing, income, and transportation, influence pregnancy and birth outcomes.
Social determinants of health
A client at 10 weeks reports nausea in the morning but can tolerate food and fluids. She has no abdominal pain or bleeding. What common pregnancy condition is she experiencing?
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
What does the suffix -stenosis mean?
Narrowing
This philosophical perspective grounds human dignity in what a person is, rather than what they can do.
Ontological Perspective
This term describes illness or complications associated with pregnancy or childbirth, rather than death.
Maternal mortality
A client at 9 weeks reports one-sided pelvic pain, vaginal spotting, and dizziness. What potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication must be excluded?
Ectopic pregnancy
Parkinson disease is an example of .....
an eponym
This approach to personhood emphasizes cognitive abilities such as self-awareness and rational agency.
Functionalism
This research method primarily uses numerical data and statistical analysis.
A client at 32 weeks reports intense itching of her palms and soles, especially at night, without a visible rash. Which pregnancy complication should you suspect?
intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
What does the abbreviation TPR mean?
Temperature, Pulse, Respirations
A client is frightened during labor and needs additional time to understand her options. The midwife explains the choices and supports her decision rather than treating her as a passive recipient of care. What is this an example of?
Respecting patient autonomy and dignity
This measure expresses the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
Maternal mortality ratio
A client at 30 weeks reports painless, bright-red vaginal bleeding. What placental condition must be ruled out?
Placenta Previa
What is the plural form of the word larynx?
Larynges
A newborn with a serious congenital condition cannot exercise rational decision-making. Under the article's philosophical framework, the newborn nevertheless possesses this inherent moral quality.
Intrinsic human dignity
This type of research follows groups over time to examine relationships between exposures and outcomes.
Cohort Study