FETAL HEARTBEAT

Question 1

auscultate after a _______ or during an interval in______

Answer 1

contraction

Question 2

What is the normal heartbeat range of a fetus

Answer 2

120-160 bpm

Question 3

T OR F: check the heartbeat of the fetus or take bp of the mother during contractions

Answer 3

F - never = inaccurate results

Question 4

If the fetus have tachycardia (120 bpm) what could be the cause?

Answer 4

Bb might eaten a poop

Question 5

The sound of the fetus resembles a ticking of the _______

Answer 5

Clock

Question 6

If the fetus is breeched, the heartbeat is located above the _____

Answer 6

Umbilicus

Question 7

If the fetus is head presentation, the heartbeat is at the ______

Answer 7

lower abdomen

Question 8

During labor watch, Prepare the patient
• explain the______
• provide_______
• place in position

Place fingertips on the_______ and palpate

Answer 8

-procedure
-privacy
-side-lying

-uterine fundus

Question 9

Three Phases of a Contraction
1.______ - “building up”
2.______ - peak
3.______ - “letting down”

Answer 9

-Increment
-Acme
-Decrement

Question 10

• refers to the time between the beginning of one contraction and the beginning of the next

Answer 10

FREQUENCY

Question 11

Characteristics of Uterine Contractions (FREQUENCY)
a. Latent (cervix 0-3cm =______
b. Active (cervix 4-7cm) =_______
c. Transition (cervix 8-10cm) =______

Answer 11

5-8 minutes
3-5 minutes
2-6 minutes

Question 12

• beginning of one contraction to the end of the same contraction

Answer 12

DURATION

Question 13

Characteristics of Uterine Contractions (DURATION)
a. Latent (cervix 0-3cm) =______
b. Active (cervix 4-7 cm) =______
c. Transition (cervix 8-10cm) =______

Answer 13

15-30 secs
30-45 secs
45-90 secs

Question 14

• from the end of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction

Answer 14

INTERVAL

Question 15

• The strength of uterine contraction or the degree of tension

Answer 15

Intensity of Contractions

Question 16

Intensity of Contractions
1.______ - uterine wall can be indented easily;
feels like the chin
2._______ - falls between the two ranges of the nose
3. _______- uterine wall can’t be indented; feels like the forehead

Answer 16

Mild
Moderate
Strong

Question 17

The shorter the frequency and the longer the duration = ______

Answer 17

Transition stage