Unit 1 Review Flashcards
(25 cards)
Today, many patients view physical health more important than quality of health.
False
The primary goal of maternal health nursing is to maintain optimal family health
True
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help encourage participation in improving health in the community in the next decade.
True
Planning for nursing care is most effective when it is designed around the family and community
True
A family can be defined as “two or more people who live in the same household, share a common emotional bond, and perform certain interrelated social tasks.”
True
It’s important for the nurse to always base a nursing care plan on his or her cultural values.
False
Indirect home care refers to a nurse planning and supervising care given by others.
True
A major part of nursing care is to empower clients to feel control over their bodies.
True
The ovaries are attached to the fallopian tubes via ligaments.
False
The first phase of the menstrual cycle is referred to as the secretory phase
False
_________ _______ _________ is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about all patients.
Evidence Based Practice
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are secreted by the _____ _____ gland.
Anterior Pituitary
Define obstetrics:
Medical science concerned to childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth
List three socioeconomic factors that contribute to the relatively high maternal and infant death rates in the United States.
1- limited maternal education, young maternal age, poor nutrition, smoking
2-unmarried status, poverty, alcohol/drug and poor health
3- lack of prenatal care, hypertension
What is neonatal mortality
infant death within 28 days of life
Over the years why how has maternity care changed?
EARLY EDUCATION –> early prenatal care
What happens in the menstrual phase?
menstruation occurs estrogen and progesterone- endometrium lining shed
What happens in the proliferative phase?
estrogen phase- endometrium begins to build – egg follicle
What happens in the secretory phase?
estrogen/ progesterone produced (CL develops endometrium thick)
What happens in the ischemic phase?
if no fertilization occurs- CL degenerates- hormones decrease
List the three (3) functions of the vaginal opening.
- movement of sperm
- exit point for menstrual flow
- protect against trauma
What are the different shapes of a woman’s pelvis?
a. Gynecoid
b. Android
c. Anthropoid
d. Platypelloid
What two (2) hormones do the ovaries produce?
Estrogen and progesterone
Describe the tissue lining the vagina? AND Why is it formed in that way?
Rugae
To allow expansion and flexibility during the delivery process
