Postpartum
& Newborn:
Medications
& Newborn:
Medications
Medication given to a newborn at birth to help with clotting factors and prevent serious bleeding
What is Vitamin K?
Lower head of bed, support the lower uterine segment, and massage the fundus
What is the initial 3 steps after discovering a boggy fundus?
Cesarean Birth, Prolonged Labor, and Bladder Catheters
What are risk factors for postpartum complications?
Living at high altitudes (hypoxia), Placenta Previa, and Low Socioeconomic Status contribute to this development in newborns at birth
What is risk factors for Small for Gestational Age (SGA)?
Name for vaginal bright red blood finding in the first 24-72 hours post-delivery
What is Lochia Rubra?
Medication placed in the newborn's eye and used to prevent bacteria, like gonorrhea/chlamydia, from entering and causing damage or blindness
What is Erythromycin Eye Ointment?
Fundus is 2 fingerbreadths above the umbilicus with displacement to the right or left
What is indication of full bladder?
Trauma, Tone, Tissue, Thrombin, and Traction
What is the 5 "T's" related to postpartum hemorrhage?
Ensuring adequate hydration status for a newborn of this certain condition
What is polycythemia?
Newborn infants are deficient in Vitamin K and this injection prevents an infant from abnormal internal bleeding
What is the reason for Vitamin K injections?
Medication that can be used to strengthen labor contractions and/or control postpartum hemorrhage by causing the uterus to contract
What is Pitocin (Oxytocin)?
What is the RN not to do after initial fundus massage?
Prolonged Bed Rest, Surgical Intervention, and Chronic Hypertension contribute to this after birth
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?
Surfactant, Meconium Aspiration, Pneumonia, Hypothermia, and Anemia cause this emergency situation in preterm infants
What is Respiratory Distress?
The most primary & critical observation component of APGAR scoring
What is Heart Rate?
The most common type of pain relief medication administered during labor and delivery that involves placing a catheter in the lower back next to the spine
What is an Epidural?
Identify the source of bleeding and notify the Health Care Provider
What is the RN to do after assessment of firm fundus but presence of excessive bleeding continues?
A postpartum mental complication that involves severe irrational thoughts and hearing "voices"
What is Postpartum Psychosis?
Preterm newborns with respirations that are shallow and slow and that are cold to touch indicate this problem is currently going on
What is Thermal Regulation?
The initial 3 vital signs in sequence when performing a newborn assessment
What is Respirations, Pulse, and Temperature?
A medication given if mommy is Rh(-) in order to prevent sensitization and complication in future pregnancies if baby is Rh (+)
What is RhoGAM?
Initial Intervention of a postpartum mommy with a low blood pressure and high heart rate
What is reassessment of fundus and lochia to previous assessment?
Prolonged Second Stage, Prolonged Oxytocin Use, Active/Ongoing Bleeding, Chromiammoinits, and Magnesium Sulfate Treatment are risk factors used in assessment for this common postpartum complication
What is Postpartum Hemmorage?
Environmental management to reduce noise and visual stimulation, Kangaroo care to promote skin-to-skin sensation, and providing objects for newborns to grasp are strategies to promote this type of care
What is Developmental Care?
One of the methods in teaching a new mommy on how to prevent breast engorgement
What is breastfeeding at frequent intervals?