Signs and Symptoms of Labor
What happens to urinary frequency preceding labor?
What is increase in need and frequency of urination.
Deceleration associated with uteroplacental insufficiency
What is a late deceleration
5% of women experience this most common malposition in labor causing back pain
What is occiput posterior
Mothers with history of inadequate hips, diabetic mom, longer first stage of labor, abnormal fetal presentation are at higher risk for
What is shoulder dystocia
What is the name of the test performed to confirm if the membranes have ruptured?
What is the Fern test
Decreased respiratory rate and absent deep tendon reflexes can be a toxic reaction to this drug
What is magnesium sulfate
McRoberts and Suprapubic pressure maneuvers are used for what?
What is shoulder dystocia
This is a premature separation of the placenta from the maternal myometrium
What is placental abruption
During this stage of labor dilation, effacement occur
What is stage 1 of labor
This medication can help help lower blood pressure but it's true purpose is raising the seizure threshold
What is support magnesium sulfate
Maternal signs and symptoms include fever, tachycardia, foul odor, and an increase in WBC count
What is chorioamnionitis
During this process the uterus rises upward, umbilical cord lengthens, sudden trickle of blood may be seen, and uterus changes it's shape to globular.
What is placental separation
The nurse notes sudden fetal bradycardia on fetal monitor and the patient complains of severe constant abdominal pain, the patient could be experiencing?
What is a uterine rupture
The first intervention for a fetal heart rate deceleration
What is position change
This medication is given to help with development of the respiratory system of the premature infant
What is betamethasone
This medication used in labor can have an antidiuretic effect and cause headache and vomiting
What is oxytocin
What is name of the desired cut upon either the abdomen or uterus for a cesarean section?
What is the low cervical transverse incision for the uterus.
What is a form of anesthesia that is administered to mothers in labor for vaginal that helps to numb the pain of labor?
What is an epidural
The woman has bleeding after delivery, she has lost 1500ml and vital signs continue to be unstable, what stage hemorrhage is she in?
What is stage 3
What occurs during the 4th stage of labor?
What is recovery, return of normal body processes and functions.
The VEAL in "VEAL CHOP" stands for
What is variable, early, accels, and late
What sensations felt with an epidural in place according to a survey of laboring women?
What is the feeling of pressure and compression of the vaginal canal is present.