Unit 1/2
You are assessing the FHR strip for a patient who is 39 wks gestation and is in labor. You note that the fetal heart rate increases slightly by 20 beats for 20 seconds. The term for this finding is what?
Acceleration
cervical exam 6-10cm
The term for a baby with a raised red spot on their neck that will take 5-10 years to go away
the type of inheritance when only 1 copy of a variant allele is needed for phenotypic expression.
Autosomal dominate inheritance
The risk that the baby is increased for when the mom is diagnosed with gestational diabetes
Macrosomia
The primary hormone during the follicular phase
Estrogen
The questions a mother should answer if she SROMs at home
Color
Odor
Amount
Time
The APGAR score for a baby who has blue extremities, HR 120, pulls away to stimulus, some movement, and a weak cry.
7
(1 point on appearance, activity, and respiration; 2 points on the rest).
The interventions to stop preterm labor in a patient.
Lay on your side
Drink water
Stop what you're doing
If s/s worsen, go to hospital!
The reason that hand hygiene and infection prevention is a priority in neonates.
They're at an increased risk for infections due to:
shortage of stored maternal immunoglobulins
Impaired ability to make antibodies
Compromised integumentary systems
The phase in the uterine cycle that involves spiral arteries spasming and the blockage of blood supply to the endometrium causing necrosis.
Ischemic phase
The intervention the RN would consider when they have difficulty getting contractions on the external monitor
Intra Uterine Pressure Catheter (IUPC)
The type of heat loss that the baby is at risk for immediately after birth due to being covered in amniotic fluid
Evaporation
Fetal Hypoxemia (or Intra Uterine Fetal Demise (IUFD))
The term used when a patient cannot conceive a baby after already having been pregnant and delivered a healthy baby in the past.
Secondary Infertility
The sign of pregnancy when the baby has been visualized on ultrasound.
Positive Pregnancy Sign
The 5P's of labor
Passageway, Passenger, Power, Position, Psychologic response
The name of the priority intervention for the following patient: A newborn immediately after delivery at 38 wks gestation who is is gasping for breath and has a weak tone. The baby's heart rate is 80bpm.
Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV)
The management for 37 week patient who had a biophysical profile (BPP) score of 4.
Proceed to birth
The two assessments that need to be monitored while weaning from respiratory assistance
Oxygen saturation and blood gas
(Assess the baby for: Apnea, Bradycardia, and desaturations!)
The weeks in which the 1 hour blood sugar test is to be completed on a pregnant patient.
24-28 weeks
The term used to define the symptoms of irritability, thoughts of harming baby, and lack of interest in caring for baby during the postpartum period
Postpartum Depression
The diagnosis you expect with a pregnant patient who has RUQ pain, a headache, and blurred vision.
Pre-eclampsia
The 3 reasons we use magnesium sulfate in OB
Prevent seizures in preeclampsia
Slow or stop premature labor
Protecting brains of premature babies
Two of the three things that Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) increases the patient's risk for.
Ectopic pregnancy
Infertility
Chronic pelvic pain