Reproductive
Health
Health
What vitamin should a patient take before conception and during early pregnancy to decrease the risk of neural tube defects?
What is folic acid (folate)?
Pregnancy is divided into how many trimesters?
What are three trimesters?
What term describes a woman who is pregnant for the first time?
What is primigravida?
What pregnancy-specific hypertensive disorder is characterized by new-onset hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation with additional clinical findings consistent with preeclampsia?
What is preeclampsia?
Which endocrine disorder associated with pregnancy involves glucose intolerance first recognized during pregnancy?
What is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)?
A nurse is teaching about reproductive health. Name one modifiable behavior that can negatively affect pregnancy outcomes.
What is smoking/tobacco use, alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, poor nutrition, or another modifiable health risk?
Which structure allows exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between maternal and fetal circulations?
What is the placenta?
Using Nägele's rule, what information does the nurse use to estimate the expected date of delivery?
What is the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP)?
What blood pressure is considered hypertension in pregnancy?
What is systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg, using appropriate diagnostic confirmation?
Which hormone produced by the placenta contributes to increasing maternal insulin resistance during pregnancy?
What is human placental lactogen (hPL)?
What phase of the menstrual cycle begins after ovulation and is dominated by progesterone?
What is the luteal phase?
What is the period called during which formation of the major fetal organs begins?
What is the embryonic period?
Which finding is considered a positive sign of pregnancy: amenorrhea, nausea, fetal heart tones, or breast tenderness?
What are fetal heart tones?
A patient with preeclampsia is receiving magnesium sulfate. What is the primary purpose of this medication?
What is seizure prevention?
In an uncomplicated pregnancy, at approximately what gestational age is routine screening for gestational diabetes commonly performed?
What is 24 to 28 weeks of gestation?
Which hormone surge triggers ovulation?
What is luteinizing hormone (LH)?
What substance produced by the developing pregnancy is detected by most pregnancy tests?
What is human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?
A pregnant patient becomes dizzy while lying flat on her back. What position should the nurse recommend?
What is a side-lying position, preferably left lateral?
A patient receiving magnesium sulfate develops respiratory depression, absent deep-tendon reflexes, and decreased urine output. What complication should the nurse suspect?
What is magnesium toxicity?
Why is adequate glucose management important in gestational diabetes?
What is reducing maternal and fetal/neonatal complications associated with hyperglycemia?
A patient planning pregnancy asks why preconception care is important. What is its primary goal?
What is identifying and modifying maternal health risks before conception to promote healthier maternal and fetal outcomes?
Approximately how long after fertilization does implantation normally begin?
What is about 6 to 7 days after fertilization?
A pregnant patient reports severe headache, visual changes, and epigastric or right-upper-quadrant pain. Should the nurse consider these normal discomforts of pregnancy?
No. These are warning symptoms requiring prompt evaluation, particularly for a hypertensive disorder such as preeclampsia.
What medication should be readily available as the antidote for magnesium sulfate toxicity?
What is calcium gluconate?
A newborn of a mother with diabetes is especially monitored for what metabolic complication shortly after birth?
What is neonatal hypoglycemia?