Definitions

Question 1

Pregnant woman

Answer 1

Gravida

Question 2

Woman who has produced a viable or non-viable infant of > 20 weeks gestation

Answer 2

Para

Question 3

Condition of having carried pregnancy to > 20 weeks gestation

Answer 3

Parity

Question 4

> 5 deliveries

Answer 4

Grand Multipara

Question 5

First delivery

Answer 5

Primipara

Question 6

Length of pregnancy; calculated from a woman’s LMP assuming it was a normal cycle ; this gives us EDC

Answer 6

40 weeks or 280 days

Question 7

Estimated Date of Confinement ; “due date” ; AKA EDD - Estimated Due Date or Estimated Delivery Date

Answer 7

EDC

Question 8

First trimester

Answer 8

0-12 weeks

Question 9

Second trimester

Answer 9

13-27 weeks

Question 10

Third trimester

Answer 10

28-40 weeks

Question 11

“Fourth trimester”

Answer 11

first 6 weeks postpartum

Question 12

Preterm

Answer 12

delivery between 20 and 37 completed weeks of pregnancy

Question 13

Term

Answer 13

delivery between 38-42 weeks

Question 14

Post-term

Answer 14

delivery after 42 weeks

Question 15

Abortion

Answer 15

pregnancy ended before 20 weeks

Question 16

1. Antepartal Period
2. Intrapartal Period
3. Postpartal Period

Answer 16

1. Pregnancy
2. L&D
3. first 6 weeks

Question 17

Neonatal Period

Answer 17

up to 28 days of life

Question 18

1 pound

Answer 18

454 grams

Question 19

1 ounce

Answer 19

28 grams

Question 20

1 inch

Answer 20

2.54 centimeters

Question 21

LBW = low birth weight

Answer 21

< 2500 grams

Question 22

LGA = large for gestational age

Answer 22

4000 grams and > ( > 90th percentile)

Question 23

Babies need … calories

Answer 23

108 calories/kg/day

Question 24

Formula has …. calories

Answer 24

20 calories/ounce

Question 25

How many ml of fluid baby needs ?

Answer 25

150 ml/kg/day

Question 26

NICU

Answer 26

neonatal intensive care unit

Question 27

Care for mothers/neonates without illness or complications

Answer 27

Level I

Question 28

Intermediate facilities, care for woman with some complex OB problems and neonates with some short term problems

Answer 28

Level II

Question 29

Care for high risk patients

Answer 29

Level III

Question 30

RN may not delegate …

Answer 30

1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planing
4. Evaluation

Question 31

Brings on or strengthens labor contractions during childbirth. Also used to control bleeding after childbirth, or to induce an abortion.

Answer 31

Oxytocin (Pitocin)

Question 32

Infant mortality

Answer 32

deaths in infants (<1 year) / 1000 live births (given population)

Question 33

Maternal mortality

Answer 33

deaths during pregnancy cycle / 100,000 live births

Question 34

Seizures (convulsions) in a pregnant woman that are not related to a preexisting brain condition.

Answer 34

Eclampsia

Question 35

Drugs used routinely and safely during pregnancy - acetaminophen, prenatal vitamins

Answer 35

Category B

Question 36

Drugs that have not been shown to be harmful to fetuses ; there are some reasons to be more concerned

Answer 36

Category C

Question 37

Drugs that have some significant risks ; used only when alternatives are worse

Answer 37

Category D

Question 38

Drugs that should not be used during pregnancy

Answer 38

Category X