Flashcards in Test 2 Blueprint (3) Deck (56):
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2 reasons the laboring woman must keep her bladder empty:
1) distended bladder may impede descent of baby
2) bladder trauma, leads to decreased bladder tone/uterine atony after birth
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How often should a laboring woman void?
q1-2hr
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Why are women given an IV bolus before an epidural?
Increases vascular space
Decreases fetal compromise
Keeps mom from becoming hypotensive
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Mom needs to wear ____ ____ after epidural.
pulse oximeter
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What is considered hypotensive for mom?
systolic below 100
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If mom's HR drops, baby's HR ____.
drops
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What interventions should be done if mom becomes hypotensive?
1) Prop mom on side
2) Increase fluids
3) Admin O2
4) Elevate legs 10-20 degrees
5) Call MD
6) Would need ephedrine (vasoconstrictor)
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After an epidural, vitals should be taken:
every 5 min for first 20 min
then every 30 min
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Relation of baby's spine to mom's spine:
Fetal lie
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Transverse means baby's spine is at ____ ____ to mom's spine.
right angle
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Longitudinal or vertical lie means baby's spine is ____ to mom's spine.
parallel
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T/F: Presenting part is the part of the baby that comes out of the vagina first.
True
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Relation of fetal parts to one another:
Attitude
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Head flexed, arms folded, legs onto abdomen, back curved in shape of C. Examiner palpates POSTERIOR fontanel.
General flexion
AKA: fetal position
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Presents wider part of skull to inlet. Examiner palpates the mentum (chin) or brow.
Extended
(dangerous position)
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Why is EXTENDED ATTITUDE bad for baby?
Can break baby's neck
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Presentation of baby in relation to front, back, or side of maternal pelvis:
Position
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1st letter
2nd letter
3rd letter
1st letter: R or L of maternal pelvis
2nd letter: specific presenting part of fetus
3rd letter: location of the presenting part in relation to maternal pelvis
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Labels for presenting part of fetus (2nd letter)
O=occiput
M=mentum (chin)
S=sacrum
A=acromion process (scapula)
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Labels for presenting part in relation to maternal pelvis (3rd letter)
A=anterior (symphysis pubis)
P=posterior (sacrum)
T=transverse (to mom's side)
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Which presentation is best for vaginal delivery?
Cephalic
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Which fetal position is easiest for vaginal delivery?
LOA
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Biparietal diameter:
measurement of head at widest part to evaluate if it will fit through birth canal
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What positions are labeled as "breech"?
sacrum
foot
shoulder
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These must be C-section:
Mentum (M is the middle letter)
Shoulder
Transverse (T is the last letter)
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What constitutes fetal tachycardia?
FHR > than 160 bpm
Lasts more than 10 min
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What causes fetal tachycardia?
Early fetal hypoxemia
Maternal fever
Maternal dehydration
Drug induced
Intraamniotic infection
Maternal hypothyroidism
Fetal anemia
Fetal heart failure
Fetal cardiac dysrhythmia
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What drugs can cause fetal tachycardia?
atropine
ritodrine
cocaine
methamphetamine
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What is fetal bradycardia?
FHR
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What causes fetal bradycardia?
Late fetal hypoxemia
Hypoxia
Drug induced
Maternal hypotension/hypertension
Prolonged umbilical cord compression
Fetal congenital heart block
Maternal hypothermia
Prolonged maternal hypoglycemia
Last sign of hypoxia
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What drugs can cause fetal bradycardia?
MgSO4
Propanolol
Anesthetics
Epidural
Stadol
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What 2 things must happen before applying an IUPC or ISE?
ROM
Cervix dilated
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TN nurses (can/cannot) place IUPC or ISE? What about MS nurses?
TN can
MS cannot
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When assessing fetal heartrate, what is PMI?
location on maternal abdomen at which the FHR is heard the loudest
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What part of the fetus is the HR usually heard best?
Over the the fetus' back
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Where would you find FHT if baby is cephalic? (cephalic = below umilicus)
BELOW the mother's umbilicus
Either the RLQ or LLQ of mom's abdomen (over baby's back)
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Where would you find FHT if baby is breech? (breech = above umbilicus)
ABOVE the mother's umbilicus
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What shape pelvis is best for vaginal delivery?
gynecoid
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In 4th stage of labor, what things are checked?
Vitals
Activity (can feel legs or wiggle toes)
LOC
Color of mom
Fundus
Lochia
Perineum
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When assessing mom's color after delivery, what should be done if pallor is seen?
Ask MD to order Hct to see if too much blood was lost during delivery
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In 4th stage of labor, what should be seen with the fundus?
- firm
- midline
- halfway between umbilicus and symphysis pubis
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After delivery, lochia should be:
rubra, no large clots...small ok
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After delivery, perineum should be assessed by _____.
REEDA
Redness
Edema
Ecchymosis
Drainage
Approximation (suture line straight or gaps/bulges?)
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Intervention for boggy uterus/fundus?
Assess bladder - may be distended (void)
Breastfeed - releases oxytocin
Nipple stimulation - releases oxytocin
Uterine massage - promotes vasoconstriction
Admin oxytocin
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Intervention for fundus deviated to right of umbilicus?
-Assess bladder - distended bladder may push uterus off center
-Void
-Reassess fundus
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True labor results in ___ ___.
cervical change
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7 signs of true labor:
1) Regular contraction
2) Start in back
3) Contractions increase in intensity and duration
4) Walking intensifies contractions
5) Mucus plug discharged
6) Cervix dilated
7) Sedation doesn't stop contractions
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Multipara:
completed 2 or more pregnancies to 20 wks or more gestation
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Nullipara:
not completed a pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses beyond 20 wks gestation
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The enlargement of widening of the cervical opening and the cervical canal that occurs once labor has begun:
Dilation
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The shortening and thinning of the cervix during the first stage of labor. Generally progresses significantly in first-time term pregnancy before more than slight dilation occurs. In subsequent pregnancies, this and dilation of the cervix tend to progress together.
Effacement
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Dilation is expressed in:
0 to 10 cm
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Effacement is expressed in:
0 to 100%
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Relationship of the presenting fetal part to an imaginary line drawn between the ischial spines of the pelvis. It is a measure of the degree of descent of the presenting part of the fetus through the birth canal.
Station
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Signs and symptoms of uterine infection:
- pain in lower abdomen
- fever
- foul-smelling vaginal discharge
- rapid HR
- swollen and tender uterus
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