Prenatal
Prenatal Complications
Labor and Delivery
Post-partum
Newborn
100

Breast tenderness, a missed period, and fatigue?

What are presumptive signs of pregnancy?

100

Typically occurs after the 20th week of pregnancy, manifests with an elevated blood pressure, proteinuria, abnormal weight gain and edema.

What is pre-eclampsia?

100

A medication used to induce or augment labor and also used in postpartum hemorrhage management?

What is oxytocin?

100

The acronym used to organize assessments of the post-partum patient?

What is B.U.B.B.L.E.S.?

100

This fontanel is diamond shaped and generally closes at 18 months after birth. 

What is the anterior fontanele?

200

Green leafy vegetables, organ meat and beans

What are sources of iron?

200

The acronym used for the syndrome characterized by hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets, sometimes as a result of gestational hypertension. 

What is HELLP?

200

Lengthening of the cord, a gush of dark red blood, and a change in the shape of the uterus

What placenta separation?

200

This organ descends 1 cm/day after delivery. 

What is the uterus?

200

Low-set ears may be a sign of this genetic disorder.

What is Down's Syndrome?

300

This prenatal test includes electronic fetal monitoring and an ultrasound.  The score is determined by fetal breathing movements, gross body movements, fetal tone, a reactive fetal heart rate, and the amniotic fluid volume.  

What is a biophysical profile?

300

Low blood pressure, low urine output, low respiratory rate, loss of deep tendon reflexes

What are signs of magnesium sulfate administration toxicity?

300

A compression of the umbilical cord might cause this kind of deceleration of the fetal heart. 

What is a variable deceleration?

300

300-500

What is extra calories needed while breastfeeding?

300

This reflex is elicited by stroking the newborn's cheek or edge of mouth.  When this is done, the newborn turns the head toward the side that is touched and may begin to suck. 

What is the rooting reflex?

400
A deficiency in this vitamin can cause neural tube defects

What is folic acid?

400

This organ acts as waste removal, provides oxygen and nutrition for the growing fetus, provides passive immunity and generally keeps mother and fetus separated by membranes; but some teratogens can still cross through

What is the placenta?

400

A low-tech way to determine contraction strength

What is palpation?

400

Signs and symptoms of this post-partum complication may include saturation of 1 pad or more an hour, large clots, formation of a hematoma, and/or  a boggy uterus. 

What is a post-partum hemorrhage?

400

Respiratory Distress Syndrome, often seen with premature newborns and infants of diabetic mothers, is characterized by poor gas exchange and ventilatory failure as a result of a deficiency of this substance in the lungs. 

What is surfactant?

500

This hormone begins being produced with implantation, peaks at about 60 - 70 days of pregnancy, then declines.

What is human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?

500

This nursing assessment is contraindicated when a client is suspected of having a placenta previa. 

What is a vaginal exam?

500

The presenting part is 3 centimeters above the ischial spines

What is -3 station?

500

Monitoring the perineum, uterus, bladder, lungs and breasts for complications is an intervention that is based on this 'Risk for' Nursing Diagnosis. 

What is Risk for Infection?

500

An Rh-incompatibility results if the mother is Rh ___ and the newborn is Rh ____. 

What are Rh negative and Rh positive?