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The word ___ means stand by

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Obstetrics

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Postpartum period is also called

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Puerperium

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A physician specializing in the care of women during pregnancy labor, birth, and the postpartum period is an

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Obstetrician

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___ is defined as the branch of medicine that deals with the child’s development and care and the diseases of childhood and their treatment

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Pediatrics

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____________ care recognizes the strength and integrity of the family and places it at the core of planning and implementing health care

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Family centered care

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____ is a Greek physician who practiced in Rome in the 2nd century and who is known as the father of obstetrics

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Soranus

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___ ___ recommended instilling 2% silver nitrate into the eyes of newborns to prevent blindness caused by gonorrhea

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Karl crede

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_______ ______ deduced they puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by unwashed hands of physicians and med students

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Ignaz Semmelweis

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______ ___ conformed that puerperal fever was caused by bacteria and could be spread by improper hand washing and contact with contaminated objects

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Louis Pasteur

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____ ____ experimented chemical means by preventing infection. He revolutionized surgical practice by introducing antiseptic surgery

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Joseph lister

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The first children’s hospital was founded in Paris in 1802

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Know

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In 1855 the first pediatric hospital in the US children’s hospital of Philadelphia was founded

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Know

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____ ____ is known as the father of pediatrics because of his many contributions to the field

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Abraham jacobi

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____ sets standards to protect patients health info.

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HIPPA

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_____ ____ ____ ___ redesign health care program continue to affect family planning and maternal child care. Laws requiring the licensing of physicians and pharmacists indirectly affect the health of children and general public

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American health care act

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____ ___ is a nurse who was interested in the welfare of children’s. Establishment of a federal children’s bureau

Also development of the hot lunch program in many schools

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Lillian wald

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_____ ____ is the efficient and effective use of resources

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Cost containment

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There’s usually a 48 hour hospital stay for vaginal deliveries and a 4 day hospital stay for cesarean section

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Know

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Birth attendants or ___

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Midwives

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____ is a body of socially inherited characteristics that one generation hands down to the next. Consists of values, beliefs, and practices shared by members of the groups

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Culture

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____ ____ will enable them to adapt healthcare practices to meet the needs of patients from various cultures.

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Cultural competence

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___ is the study of the functions of all the genes in the human body. With a focus on their interactions with each other and the environment

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Genomics

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Medicare determines payment for a hospital stay based on the patients diagnosis. Called ___________

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DRGs

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____ ____ ____ is the number of deaths of infants younger than one year of age per 1000 live births per year

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Infant mortality rate

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____ ____ ___ is number of deaths of infants less than 28 days of age per 1000 births per year
Neonatal mortality rate
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______ ____ ____ starts when the nurse uses he best evidence obtained from current valid and published research
Evidence based practice
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___ or chatting
Documentation
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___ ____ is applying creativity and ingenuity to solve a problem. Combining basic standard principles with data specific to the patient
Critical thinking
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______ is a formal method of providing end of shift reports during the transition of care from one shift to the next or when sending the patient to a different unit.
SBAR Situation Background Assessment Recommendation
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____ ____ ____ update previous decades statement of national health promotion and disease prevention objectives facilitated by the federal government
Healthy people 2030
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___________ is designed to assure that all nurses have knowledge skills and attitude necessary to improve the quality and safety of the health care system
Quality and safety education for nurses QSEN
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Which two agencies focus on global health and development
World health organization and United Nations
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What’s the nursing action that’s a priority when a patient arrives at the clinic
Determine and document history and vital signs
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Which organization sets standards of practice for nursing
American nurses association
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What determines the specific nursing activity within the scope of practice of an LPN
The nurse practice act
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Nursing organizations that suggest standards of care in maternal child nursing care
AWHONN, ANA
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___ is a period of rapid change in the lives of boys and girls during which the reproductive systems mature and become capable of reproductive
Puberty
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____ is a cheese like sebaceous substance that collects under the foreskin and is easily removed with basic hygiene
Smegma
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Testes are kept away from the body lowering the temp which is necessary for sperm production ____
Spermatogenesis
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____ initiates the production of testosterone in the Leydig of the testes
LH
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Production of sperm
Spermatogenesis
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The fourchette is a fold of tissue just below the vagina where the labia majora and the labia minora meet also called
Obstetrical perineum
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Pelvic weakness or painful intercourse
Dyspareunia
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___ or transverse ridges of the mucous membrane lining. Stretching of the vagina is able because of this
Rugae
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Ovum is also called an
Egg
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A ___ is a fertilized ovum
Zygote
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The internal opening near the uterine corpus called the
Internal os
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And the opening into the vagina is called the
External os
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____ are two almond shaped glands. Each about the size of a walnut. Produces hormones estrogen and progesterone Stimulation of an ovums maturation during the menstrual cycle
Ovaries
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The ___ pelvis is the most favorable for child birth
Gynecoid pelvis
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The distance between the suprapubic angle and the sacral promontory.
Diagonal conjugate
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The largest diameter of the inlet and determines the inlets shape
Transverse diameter
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____ stimulates the maturation of a follicle in the ovary that contains a single ovum
FSH
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___ are the glands that secrete milk
Alveoli
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___ occurs when a mature ovum is released from the follicle about 14 days before the onset of the next menstrual period. The corpus luteum turns yellow immediately after ovulation and secretes increasing the quantities of progesterone to prepare uterine lining for a fertilized ovum
Ovulation
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The beginning of the menstruation is called
Menarche
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___ is the period of years during which the women’s ability to reproduce gradually declines
Climacteric
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___ refers to the final menstrual period
Menopause
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____ is produced by the posterior pituitary gland and stimulates contraction of the uterus and dilation of the cervical canal
Oxytocin
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The egg lives for 24 hours after ovulation
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Sperm can reach the women’s Fallopian tube within 5 mins and can remain viable in the female reproductive tract for 4-5 days
Know
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Male hormonal changes begin between the ages 10-16 years of age. Outward changes become apparent when the size of the penis and testes increase. Testosterone is the primary sex hormone, causing the boy to grow taller, more muscular, develop pubic hair, facial hair, and deeper voice
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The first outward change of puberty in girls is development of breasts. The first menstrual period occurs 2-21/2 years later (11-15yo) a girls hips broaden as her pelvis assumes the vide basin shape for birth. Pubic and axillary hair appear.
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The penis has two functions
Provides a duct to expel urine from the bladder | Deposits sperm in a woman’s vagina to fertilize an ovum
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The testes have two functions
Manufacture make germ cells (sperm) | Secrete male hormones (androgen)
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The scrotum is a sac that contains the testes. It’s suspended from the perineum keeping testes away from the body and thereby lowering the temp for Sperm production (spermatogenesis)
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The fundus and the corpus have three distinct layers 1. Perimetrium- outermost or serosal layer that envelops uterus 2. Myometrium- middle muscular layer that functions during pregnancy and birth. 3. Endometrium- inner or mucosal layer that is functional during menstruation and implantation of the fertilized ovum.
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The ____ is the wider area of the tube and is the usual site of fertilization
Ampulla
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___ ligaments prevent uterine prolapse
Cardinal ligaments
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____ ligaments are the sensory nerve fibers and may contribute to the sensation of dysmenorrhea
Uterosacral ligaments
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Each body cell contains 46 chromosomes made up of 22 pairs of ____ (body chromosomes) and 1 pair of sex hormones that determine the sex of the fetus
Autosomes
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___ is a drug that cause damage to growing cells. Maternal undernutrition, or maternal smoking.
Teratogens
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___ is a continuous process by which the body grows and and develops and dead body cells are replaced
Mitosis
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The 46 chromosomes in a body cell is called ____ number of chromosomes
Diploid
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The process of mitosis in the sperm is called _____
Spermatogeneisis
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The process of mitosis in the ovum is called
Oogenesis
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____ is a different type of cell division in which the reproductive cells undergo two sequential divisions
Meiosis
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During meiosis the number of chromosomes in each cell is reduced by half to 23 chromosomes per cell each including only one sex chromosome this is called ___ number of chromosomes
Haploid
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When the sperm and the ovum unite
Fertilization
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The formation of gametes by this type of cell division is called
Gametogenesis
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The endometrium is now called the ____ the area under the blastocyst is called the decidua basalis and gives rise to the maternal part of the placenta
Decidua
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The ____ develops from the trophoblast (outer layer of embryonic cells) and envelops the amnion, embryo, and yolk sac
Chorion
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The chorion and the amnion together form an ____ ___ filled with fluid that permits the embryo to float freely
Amniotic sac
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By 20 weeks gestation the lungs have matured functionally enough for the fetus to survive outside the uterus is called
Age of viability
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The ____ is a temporary organ for fetal respiration, nutrition, and excretion. Also functions as a endocrine gland
Placenta
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Estrogen functions Stimulates uterine growth Increases the blood flow to uterine vessels Stimulates development of the breasts ducts to prepare for laceration
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Progesterone functions Maintains uterine lining for implantation of the zygote Reduces uterine contractions to prevent spontaneous abortion Prepares the glands of the breasts for lactation Stimulates testes to produce testosterone
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Placental hormones Progesterone Estrogen HCG hPL
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Fetal deoxygenated blood and waste products leave through TWO UMBILICAL ARTERIES and enter the placenta through the branch of the main stem villus.
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___ ___ covers and cushions the cord vessels and keeps the three vessels separated.
Wharton cells
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Three fetal circulatory ____ diverts some blood away from the liver as it returns from the placenta
Ductus venosus
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____ ___ diverts most blood from the right atrium directly to the left atrium rather than circulating it to the lungs
Foramen ovale
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____ ___ diverts most blood from the pulmonary arterial into the aorta
Ductus arteriosus
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________. Is twins and is often identical twins and are genetically identical and are the same sex and look alike Bc they develop from a single fertilized ovum
Monozygotic
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____ is twins and are also fraternal twins May or may not be the same sex , and develop from two separate ova fertilized by two separate sperm
Dizygotic

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