Deck 3 Flashcards
When do you take basal temperature?
Take it early in the morning before rising
When does quickening occur?
Between the fourth and fifth month of pregnancy-baby movement.
What client teaching be provided to the client about STI’s?
“Have you ever had one or been exposed to one?”
What teaching should be mentioned to a group of teenage clients about the use of condoms for the prevention of STI’s?
Condoms, female condoms, helps prevent STIs.
What should be included in the instructions about semen analysis to be done for suspected infertility?
Abstain from ejaculation for 2-5 days prior to the test.
PID (NCLEX question)infection-
induced inflammation of the female upper reproductive tract. Can affect the uterine lining(endometritis), nearby connective tissue (parametritis), fallopian tubes (salpingitis), or the abdominal cavity lining (peritonitis). It might also show up as a tubi-ovarian abscess.
What medications can interfere with the effectiveness of combined oral contraceptives?
Anticonvulsants
Linea Nigra-
dark line of pigment from the umbilicus extending to the pubic area.
Chloasma-
Increase of pigmentation on the face.
Striae gravid-arum-
Stretch marks most notably found on abdomen and thighs.
Amenorrhea
Absence of menses
Good-dells sign-
Softening of cervical tip
Quickening
General fluttering-fetal movement.
Lightening
When the fetal presenting part brings to descend into the true pelvis. The uterus lowers and moves into a more anterior position. The shape of the abdomen changes as a result of the change in the uterus.
What client would have a contraindication for receiving oral contraceptives?
35 years or older (ex.38 years old), smokes a pack of cigarettes every day.