Preeclampsia
Abbreviations and Terms
Newborn Assessment
Gestational Diabetes
Post Partum Hemorrhage
100
The nurse knows that preeclampsia tends to occur during what time in a pregnancy?

After 20 weeks 

100

S2S stands for...

Skin to skin

100

One minute after birth, a newborn has a heart rate of 70 beats/minute. Which of the following APGAR heart rate scores should the newborn recieve?

100

What prenatal lab test is diagnostic for gestational diabetes?

Glucose tolerance test 

100

Name four risk factors for PPH:

Prior c-section/uterine surgery, multiple gestations, >4 prior births, prior PPH, EFW of >4000 grams, BMI >40, HCT <30%, placenta previa/lowline, placental count <100,000, suspected accreta/percreta & known coagulopathy 

200

How would a nurse check for clonus in a patient with preeclampsia?

They would assess for the beating of the foot when the foot is quickly dorsiflexed.

200

A variable deceleration indicates... 

Cord compression 

200

A mother of a newborn asks a nurse what the white pimple-like structures are on her newborn's nose. The nurse explains to the mother that the structures are...

Milia

200

Name three risk factors for developing gestational diabetes: 

Fam Hx of DM, BMI > 30, Previous infant > 9 lbs, PCOS, HTN or Gest HTN, Minority, Maternal birth weight > 9lb or < 6 lb, Glycosuria at first prenatal visit, hx impaired fasting glucose, age > 25.

200

What do the four T's stand for?

Tone, Trauma, Tissue & Thrombin 

300

A patient with severe preeclampsia begins to experience a seizure. When implementing care, the primary response is to...

Maintain the airway 

300

NAS stands for...

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome 

300

A blueish marking across the newborn's lower back is more commonly found in African American, Asian, or Native American ethnicities. It is called a...

Mongolian spot 

300

When do most patients develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy?

2nd to 3rd trimester 

300

Methergine 0.2mg IM is used to help the uterus contract. Which type of patient should not receive it? 

A patient with existing hypertension 

400
Your patient with preeclampsia started on Magnesium Sulfate. The nurse knows to have what medication on standby as an antidote? 

Calcium gluconate

400

What does PPH stand for... 

Post Partum Hemorrhage 

400

What noninvasive screening is commonly done on a newborn to assess for jaundice?

Transcutaneous 

400

The prevalence of gestational diabetes, according to the CDC is... (what percentage)

9%

400

A patient with asthma should not receive what uterotonic agent?

Hemabate (250 mcg IM)

500
What does HELLP Syndrome indicate? 

Hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes and platelets below 10,000 

500

GDM stands for...

Gestational Diabetes 

500

An initial assessment of a newborn's urine shows rust-colored streaks in the diaper "brick dust". What is the cause of this?

Uric acid crystals 

500

This is thought to be the cause of GDM:

hormones from the placenta/Insulin resistance 

500

What is the priority nursing action for postpartum hemorrhage? 

Massage the uterus until firm

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