Pregnancy
The commonly used name for false contractions
Braxton-Hicks contractions
Most widely used test for routine fetal evaluation
Nonstress test (NST)
Medication used for cervical ripening
Misoprostol or dinoprostone
This cruciferous vegetable can be used to treat pain related to breast engorgement
Cabbage
The nurse knows to avoid eye contact with the newborn who is withdrawing from this
Cocaine
Visualization of the fetus by ultrasound is considered a _____ sign of pregnancy
Positive (vs presumptive or probable signs)
Test that evaluates 5 variables of fetal wellbeing
Biophysical profile [breathing movements, body movements, FHR, NST, amniotic volume]
Given to promote fetal surfactant development when preterm labor has been delayed
Betamethasone
The nurse who identifies fundal deviation in the postpartum period assesses for this
Distended bladder
This intervention is used to treat jaundice in the newborn [need the technical term]
Phototherapy
Chemical detected in serum and urine when testing for pregnancy
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
Gestational hypertension
Term for medications that are harmful to a developing fetus
Teratogens (incl. warfarin, lithium, phenytoin, tetracycline, many antipsychotics)
Assessed at 1 minute and 5 minutes after delivery
APGAR score
Erythromycin ointment is administered to the newborn as prophylaxis against these two infectious organisms
Chlamydia and gonorrhea
The "R" in TORCH infections
Rubella
RhoGAM should be administered after this invasive procedure that evaluates for genetic abnormalities
Either amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling
Can be used as a tocolytic, antihypertensive, and for seizure prevention in pregnancy
Magnesium sulfate
The nurse who identifies a prolapsed cord should place the patient in one of these two positions [need both]
Knee-chest or Trendelenberg
Neurological condition caused by excessively high bilirubin
Kernicterus (bilirubin encephalopathy)
The formula for calculating Nagele's Rule
First day of LMP -3 months + 7 days
Oxytocin should be discontinued if the IUPC shows pressure greater than this
90 mmHg
This tocolytic can also be given to neonates with "patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)" to help close it
Indomethacin
The RN administers this to the neonate within 1 hour after birth to help prevent bleeding
Vitamin K
This is considered hypoglycemia in a preterm neonate
Less than 25 mg/dL (40 mg/dL for term)