Normal Newborn
Newborn vital signs findings are: Temp: 37.0 c (98.6 f) RR: 42 HR: 150
What are normal newborn vital signs?
What is the fundus?
Passenger, Passageway, Powers, Position, and Psyche
What are the 5 P's (factors) that affect the labor and birth process?
The cumulative QBL for a vaginal delivery two hours after delivery is 600 ml.
What is a Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH)?
The nurse places the newborn on the mother's bare chest after delivery.
What is skin to skin?
The newborn curls it's fingers around the nurse's finger on assessment.
What is the palmar reflex?
The patient is breastfeeding and her nipple is sore and the newborn's cheeks are dimpling.
What is a poor latch?
Patient is having regular contractions and cervical change from 2 cm/60%/-3 to 4 cm/80%/-1 in two hours.
What is true labor?
Upon fundal assessment, the fundus it is located @ 2/U, deviated to the right.
What is a full bladder?
The presenting part is the fetus's sacrum?
What is breech presentation?
The newborn is moving its head from side to side and bringing it's hand to his mouth.
What are newborn hunger cues?
The nurse weighs all of the bloody materials in the first two hours immediately after birth.
What is QBL, quantitative blood loss?
The presenting part of the fetus is it's head.
What is vertex (cephalic) presentation?
This medication can be given IM or IV in the dose of 0.2mg in an event of a PPH if the patient doesn't have HTN.
What is Methergine (methylergonovine)?
The nurse observes a deceleration in the fetal heart rate that is the result of uteroplacental insufficiency.
What are Late Decelerations?
The nurse administers this medication in the vastus lateralis to assist in clotting.
What is vitamin K?
The nurse gives this to the patient with the following to assist with perineal pain after delivery.
What is an icepack and topical analgesics (dermoplast spray, tucks pads, epifoam)?
The nurse administers 300-500 ml fluid bolus just prior to an epidural procedure to avoid an adverse effect.
What is maternal hypotension?
What is endometritis?
Patient is a G4P3 at 35 weeks 0 days, cervix is 6 cm/80%/+1.
What is Preterm Labor (PTL)?
A raised, fluid filled area on the newborns scalp that does cross the suture line.
What is caput?
Every patient receives this medication in the 4th stage of labor.
What is an Oxytocin (Pitocin) IVF bolus/infusion?
The fetal head is at +4 station.
What is crowning?
The postpartum mother is experiencing overwhelming sadness, dread, unable to care for herself or her newborn.
What is PP Depression?
The fetal assessment is showing variable decelerations with each contraction, the nurse knows the cause of this.
What is a cord compression?