What hormone is checked during home pregnancy tests?
beta HCG
What are the 4 "P's" of labor?
1) Power
2) Passage
3) Passenger
4) Psyche
What does a BUBBLE assessment include?
Breast
Uterus
Bladder
Bowels/Bottom
Lochia
Extremities
Olive-like mass palpable in the upper abdomen is a sign of which GI disorder?
Pyloric Stenosis
Low grade fever, barking or seal-like cough, coarse voice, and retractions are all signs and symptoms of which respiratory disease?
Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup)
What is Naegle's rule for the estimated delivery date (EDD)?
date of last menstrual period - 3 mo + 7 days
What position is the baby in when he/she is in "frank breech"?
Folded like a chair, most deliverable type of breech
What intervention should be done if the uterus is boggy?
Fundal massage
What medications are given to treat a patient with Kawasaki Disease (2)?
1) High dose salicylates
2) IVIG (immunoglobulins)
What are some intervention/treatments for a child with cystic fibrosis?
- Mucolytics
- Aerosol treatments
- Bronchodilators
-Frequent position changes
- High protein diet
-Synthetic pancreatic enzymes
At what gestational week is it routine to receive RhoGam?
27-29 weeks
False labor - when you change positions and contractions slow down
Early labor - when you change positions and contractions get stronger
When does the psychosocial stage of "letting go" occur and what happens during it?
Red currant jelly stool and RUQ sausage mass are signs of what GI condition?
Intussusception
What medications are given to a child with asthma?
- Bronchodilators
- Xanthines "big guns"
-Steroids
What 2 conditions does the Alpha-FetoProtein (AFP) test check for?
Trisomy's and spina bifida
What are some nursing interventions that need to be implemented on a woman receiving an epidural (4) ?
1) IV fluid bolus
2) BP check q3 mins for first 30 min then q15 min once stable
3) Continuous fetal monitoring
4) Foley catheter
What are some possible problems of breastfeeding (4) ?
1) Engorgement
2) Nipple trauma
3) Plugged duct
4) Mastitis
What GI condition is characterized by ribbon-like, foul, smelly stool.
Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon (Hirschsprung's disease)
O2 therapy (100% via styrofoam cup and a face tent), steroids, antibiotics, NO looking inside the throat, intubation module, and having a tracheotomy tray ready are all intervention and treatments used for what respiratory disease?
Epiglottitis
At what gestational week are nuchal translucensy ultrasounds performed, and what's different about them compared to other screenings?
Weeks 10-14, it is only a screening not a diagnosis
(Gives you a statistic; e.g. 1 in 2000)
What should you do immediately following a spontaneous rupture of the amniotic sac?
Check for cord prolapse.
How long does the IUD Mirena last?
5-6 years
What are the 6 main S/S of Kawasaki Disease?
1) Fever, unresponsive to antipyretic
2) Conjunctivitis (red sclera)
3) Oral mucus changes (strawberry tongue and red oral cavity)
4) Extremity changes (cracked/peeling)
5) Multiple formed rashes (red and different shapes)
6) Enlarged lymph nodes
Children with shorter, horizontal tubes connecting the middle ear to the outside ear are more at risk for what kind of infection?
Otitis media