Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
Perinatal Mental Health
Neonatal Resuscitation
Policy/Procedure Updates
Random Facts
100

Approximately 60% of deaths caused by Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy occur within _____ days after delivery.

What is 6?

100

This is a known contributor to perinatal depression.

What is Sleep Deprivation?

100

Cord clamping should be deferred for this amount of time in newborns who do not require immediate resuscitation.

What is 60 seconds?

100

According to the Clinical Guideline: Operative Vaginal Delivery, the intended method of a vacuum-assisted delivery should be reassessed if delivery has not occurred after this number of contractions.

What is four?

100

This should be calculated after every delivery.

What is Quantified Blood Loss (QBL)?

200

Diagnosis of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia both require the development of new-onset and persistent hypertension after _____ weeks gestation in a woman with previously normal BP.

What is 20?

200

The signs and symptoms of this Perinatal Mental Health condition include feelings of anger, irritability and/or rage, lack of interest in the baby, sleep disturbances, crying and sadness, loss of interest in things you used to enjoy and possible thoughts of harming the baby or yourself.

What is Perinatal Depression?

200

These are the 4 key questions to ask when preparing to attend a delivery.

What are:

What is the expected gestational age?

Is the amniotic fluid clear?

Are there any additional risk factors?

What is the umbilical cord management plan?

200

Acccording to Epidural Analgesia: Management of the Pregnant Patient, if frequent straight catheterization is needed, you can consider use of this.

What is indwelling foley catheter?

200

This must be placed on the container holding dirty instruments when they are being transported through the hallway.

What is a biohazard sticker?

300

Hand/face edema, headaches, right upper quadrant pain and visual changes are worsening signs or symptoms of this disorder in pregnancy.

What is gestational hypertension or preclampsia.

300

The most common complication of childbirth.

What are Mental Health Conditions?

300

This must be established before starting compressions.

What is airway?

300

According to Epidural Analgesia: Management of a Pregnant Patient, these should be assessed every 5 minutes until stable for 3 consecutive evaluations with the initiation and with any re-bolus of medication through the epidural. Once stable, hourly checks should continue until the epidural is discontinued.

What are dermatome levels?

300

The name of Jen Hamilton's #1 New York Times Bestseller.

What is Birth Vibes?

400

These medications are considered first line agents for management of gestational hypertension or preeclampsia.

What are oral immediate release Nifedipine, IV labetalol and IV hydralazine?

400

This is a serious Perinatal Mental Health disorder that usually has an onset in the first 2 weeks (but can be experienced up to a year postpartum) and occurs in approximately 1 to 2 out of every 1,000 deliveries. It is considered an emergency if it is an active case.

What is perinatal/postpartum psychosis?

400

This should be done if an infant's heart rate is not increasing within 15 to 30 seconds of starting ventilation and you do not observe chest movement.

What is start the ventilation corrective steps (aka MR SOPA)?

400

According to the Clinical Guideline: Operative Vaginal Delivery, documentation should include when the vacuum is applied, by whom, and the number of these during which the device is used.

What is contractions?

400

This information must be written on all lab specimens.

What is date, time and initials of person collecting the specimen?

500

This blood pressure measurement is considered a hypertensive emergency and requires prompt treatment.

What is SBP ≥ 160 mm Hg and/or DBP ≥ 110 mm Hg?

500

Patients experiencing this are at increased risk for perinatal depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress.

What is Intimate Partner Violence?

500

This is the most important and effective step during neonatal resuscitation.

What is ventilation?

500

According to Epidural Analgesia: Management of the Pregnant Patient, bladder distention and urinary retention should be assessed at a minimum of this number of hours?

What is a minimum of every four hours?

500

After delivery, the Kaiser score should be documented within this timeframe.

What is 2 hours?

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