Maternity Medication

Question 1

_____ ____ is a tasteless & odorless gas that I mixed with O2 through a mask.

Answer 1

Nitrous Oxide

Question 2

Nitrous Oxide helps to reduce _____ and causes a feeling of _____ - ______.

Answer 2

anxiety / well-being

Question 3

Demerol, Butorphanol, Morphine, and Nalbuphine are ______ given in labor.

Answer 3

Narcotics

Question 4

______ ______ are often used if an incision needs to be made to make the vaginal opening bigger.

Answer 4

Local Anasthetics

Question 5

Local anesthetics will not relive the pain of ______.

Answer 5

contractions

Question 6

An ______ is a regional Anesthesia.

Answer 6

epidural

Question 7

With an epidural a mother is ____ and ____. They should still be able to feel _____/_____ and know when to push.

Answer 7

awake & alert
pressure / contractions

Question 8

An epidural can ____ the BP rapidly.

Answer 8

drop

Question 9

Regional Anesthesia or Spinal Block is typically used to control pain during a _____ _____.

Answer 9

C - section

Question 10

General Anesthesia has a risk of _____ ____ & _____ _____.

Answer 10

respiratory distress / Fetal lethargy

Question 11

The fetal _____ is how far down the baby is in the birth canal.

Answer 11

station

Question 12

______ slow contractions.

Answer 12

Tocolytics

Question 13

_____ & ____ _ _____ are tocolytics.

Answer 13

terbutaline * Mg sulfate (they slow contractions)

Question 14

_____ stimulate contractions.

Answer 14

Oxytotics

Question 15

Terbutaline is used for ______ labor.

Answer 15

preterm labor

Question 16

_____ is a oxytotics.

Answer 16

Oxytocin

Question 17

Terbutaline also works on ____ ____ receptors.

Answer 17

beta 2 receptors

Question 18

Name 3 side effects of terbutaline.

Answer 18

1. shakiness
2. jitteriness
3. drowsiness

Question 19

Mag sulfate is administered ____ ____.

Answer 19

IV slowly

Question 20

When giving mag - sulfate you should monitor the client for ______.

Answer 20

hypermagnesemia

Question 21

Some signs of hypermagnesemia are _____, ______ ,& _______ _____.

Answer 21

confusion, dizziness, & decreased reflexes.

Question 22

When giving oxytocin you need to monitor ______, and the ______.

Answer 22

monitor contractions and the fetus

Question 23

Oxytocin makes contractions ____ ____.

Answer 23

more painful

Question 24

Prostaglandins _____ the cervix.

Answer 24

ripen the cervix

Question 25

Misprostol & Dinoprostone are ______.

Answer 25

Prostoglandins (ripen the cervix)

Question 26

When giving ______ caution with women who had a prior uterine surgery. It can increase the risk of ____ ____.

Answer 26

Misoprostol / increase the risk of uterine rupture.

Question 27

Misoprostol doesn’t just induce pregnancy it also is an elective _____ ___.

Answer 27

pregnancy termination

Question 28

_______ can very slightly increase the risk for amniotic fluid embolism.

Answer 28

dinoprostone