Antepartum- EXAM 1 Flashcards
Nursing priorities during pregnancy
Address self care and discomforts
Perform ongoing assessments to ensure health and safety of women and fetus
Prepare women and family for childbirth
Antepartum
before birth
prenatal
Intrapartum
during birth
Postpartum
after birth
Prenatal health history
First day of last period
Contraceptive, meds used
Medical and surgical hx
Woman & partner family hx
Both woman and partners hx
Routine assessments at each visit
vital signs
urinalysis
Leopold meanuvers
fundal height
blood glucose
fetal heart rate
nutrition intake
any discomforts
objective of physical examination
Evaluate the woman’s general health
Determining baseline weight and VS
Evaluating nutritional status
Identifying current physical and social problems
Determining EDD
miscarriage time frame
before 24 week
abortion time frame
before 20
gravida
has been pregnant before
Nulligravida
never been pregnant before
primigravida
first time pregnant
multigravida
more then 1 pregnancy
para
delivered before 20 weeks
primipara
had a pregnancy over 20+ weeks
GTPAL
Gravida
Term: 37+ weeks
Preterm
Abortions
Living children
Nägele’s rule
Determining the estimated date of delivery
Identify first day of LNMP
Count backwards 3 month
Add 7 days
Update year if need be
FIRST TRIMESTER common discomforts
N&V: estrogen and HcG
Urinary frequency:pressure on the bladder
Fatigue: hormones,stress
Brest tenderness
Increased vaginal discharge
Nasal stiffness and epistaxis
SECOND & THIRD TRIMESTER common discomforts
heartburn
hemorrhoids
leg cramps
flatulence
backache
ankle edema
varicose veins
constipation
faintness
Pregnancies at risk include those who
Are under16 years or above 35 years
Have maternal history of stillbirth
Have had prior preterm birth
Have chronic illnesses: HTN, GDM, PC, HD