Intro to Maternity /Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
Oral contraceptives work primarily by suppressing ovulation by adding _______ and _________ to a woman’s body, thus mimicking pregnancy.
estrogen
progesterone
The _____ gestational age assessment or Ballard Scale. It determines a newborn’s gestational age between ____ and 44 weeks.
Ballard
20 weeks
Nursing management for the client with hyperemesis gravidarum focuses on promoting ______ by controlling the client’s nausea and vomiting and promoting adequate _______.
comfort
nutrition
Any presentation other than occiput _______ or a slight variation of the fetal position or size increases the probability of dystocia.
anterior
________ -onset breast-feeding jaundice occurs later in the newborn period, with the bilirubin level usually peaking in the 6th to 14th day of life.
Late
______ is the total number of times a woman has been pregnant, regardless of whether the pregnancy resulted in a termination or if multiple infants were born from a pregnancy.
Gravida/Gravity
After birth, a newborn ______ ______ band/bracelet and ________ bracelet are placed.
security system and identification bracelet are placed.
Preeclampsia is a two-stage event;. the underlying mechanisms involved are ________ and _________.
vasospasm
hypoperfusion
Tocolytic therapy is most likely ordered if preterm labor occurs before the ______ week of gestation in an attempt to delay birth and thereby to reduce the severity of respiratory distress syndrome and other complications associated with prematurity.
34th week
Be alert for newborn hypoglycemia when born to a Diabetic mother, which may occur immediately or within an hour after birth. Assess blood glucose levels, which should remain above _______ mg/dL
40 mg/dL
Abortion is defined as the expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it is______. And it can be medical or surgical.
viable
The Apgar score assesses five parameters—(1) _____ _____ (2)______ effort (3) _____ _____ (4) response to ______ stimulus, and (5) _______
(1) heart rate (2)respiratory (3) muscle tone (4) irritation (5) color
Early diagnosis of HELLP syndrome is critical to prevent liver distention, ______, and _______ and the onset of DIC.
rupture
hemorrhage
To assist families in the IUFD grieving process allow ________ time with the stillborn infant after birth to validate the death; provide time for the family members to be together and grieve; offer the family the opportunity to see, touch, and ______ the infant.
unlimited
hold
Neonatal abstinence syndrome can be described as a generalized _________ disorder of the drug-exposed newborn, which progresses to ________.
multisystem
seizures.
Untreated chlamydia has been linked to increased incidence and severity of sequelae, such as _____ and _________ in women.
PID and infertility
Typically, the newborn’s ______ is suctioned first with a bulb syringe to remove debris and then the ______ is suctioned.
mouth
nose
Oligohydramnios is a decreased amount of amniotic fluid, less than _____ mL between 32 and ____ weeks’ gestation.
500 mL
36 weeks
Placenta previa is placental implantation in the _______ uterine segment over or near the internal os of the cervix, typically during the _____ or _______trimester of pregnancy.
lower
second
third
Transient tachypnea of the newborn is the result of a ______ in clearance of fetal lung liquid and is commonly seen in newborns whose mothers have been heavily ______ in labor or have been born via _____ birth.
delay
sedated
cesarean
In an abusive relationship, the cycle of violence comprises three distinct phases: the _______ phase, the acute _______ phase, and the ______ phase
tension-building phase
acute battering phase
honeymoon phase
The newborn's temperature should be taken every _____ minutes for the first _____ hours or until the temperature has stabilized.
30 minutes
2 hours
Nursing management for the woman with PROM or PPROM focuses on preventing ______ and identifying uterine ________.
infection
uterine contractions
Maternal indications for a _______ birth include active _______ ________, fetal macrosomia, fetopelvic disproportion, prolapsed umbilical cord, placental abnormality (placenta previa or abruptio placentae), previous ______uterine incision or scar, gestational hypertension, diabetes, positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status, and dystocia.
Cesarean
Genital herpes
classic
The neural tube defects (NTD) are typically classified by the degree of spinal cord ________. Anencephaly, the most severe NTD, is the congenital ________ of the cranial vault, with the ________ hemispheres completely missing or reduced to small masses.
involvement
absence
cerebral