OB Exam 3 Flashcards
TK: What do do if baby is lethargic? fussy?
Lethargic = unswaddle, stimulate, lights on Fussy = swaddle, rock, lights out
TK: Feeding well is indicated by how many diapers?
6 - 8 . day
Ratio = 1 diaper:day old
TK: Fontanels should be…?
Flat, soft, Ø bony outline = dehydration
TK: Medical Malpractice vs. Negligence
violation of professional duty, failure to use knowledge
failure to exercise degree of care an ordinary person would
TK: Duty vs. Breach
perform professional service as a nurse
failure to carry duty
TK: How to avoid litigation? SOC = ORP meaning?
Follow policies and procedures
Standard of Care = Ordinary, reasonable, and prudent Nurse
TK: ATI Breastmilk Storage viability times (4) and how to thaw (2)
Room temp = 8 hrs
Refrigerated = 8 days
Freezer = 6 months
Deep Freezer = 12 months
Thaw in fridge for 24 hrs
Place container in lukewarm water
TK: Breastmilk preparation DON’TS (4)
Thaw in microwave
refreeze thawed milk
re-use used portions
use old formula
TK: Timing for meat, almond milk, cows milk (+why), and what to mix formula in (+why)
Meat = 9 months
Almond/Cows = 1 year
Cows milk is ↑ protein but ↓ carbs, Iron, VitC, Copper, and is hard to digest, doesn’t support growth
Formula in tap water because it has fluoride which helps with development of teeth
TK: American Academy on how long to breastfeed child?
6 months
TK: Rice and cereal in bottle?
NO, use spoon.
TK: Bottle to bed risks? Replacement fluid?
Ear infection and tooth decay, replace with water.
TK: Maternal Adjustment Phases (3)
Dependent Taking-in
Dependent-Independent Taking-hold
Independent Letting-go
TK: Taking-in-Phase (time, focus, action)
First 12 - 24 hours postpartum
personal needs
Rely on others, excited, talkative, reviews exp.
TK: Taking-Hold Phase (time, focus, action)
Day 2 -3 (as long as 10 days/weeks)
Baby care/competency
Wants charge, but still relies, learn/practice care
TK: TK: Letting-Go Phase (focus, action)
Family as a unit
Resumption of previous roles
Transition to Parenthood begins and develops with…?
During pregnancy
Time (learning process)
Attachment
parent ♥ child, child ♥ parent
Maintained by proximity and interaction.
Strengthened by sensual responses
Bonding
first minutes/hours postpartum of contact
Mutuality
Infant behaviors eliciting corresponding parental behavior
Acquaintance
Eye contact, touching, talking, exploring
Claiming
Identification of new baby by family
Can be POS or NEG
“Dad’s chin and bad attitude”
Nurse Role during Transition
Facilitate attachment and assess/improve coping
Early vs Extended Contact
facilitates attachment but NOT ESSENTIAL
rooming-in, optimal for family-centered care
Parent-Infant Communication:
Touch, Eye Contact, Voice, Odor, Entrainment
Kangaroo! Mom temp ↑ 1º to keep baby warm, stabilize HR, calm respirations
en face = 20cm, Mal de ojo = Spanish rude admiration
can hear in utero @ 24 weeks
areola secrete fluid similar to amniotic fluid, attracts baby
movement in time with parent’s voice
Biorhythmicity
Baby is soothed by mom’s ♥ beat
Reciprocity vs. Synchrony
R - baby cries, mother soothes response (can be POS/NEG)
S - when event is mutually rewarding to both parent and baby
Psychologist vs. Psychiatrist
can’t prescribe but recommends meds
can prescribe meds
Focus of parents during transition
moving towards normal and achieving identity
EDINBURGH (EPDS)
Depression screen for mom (0/30)
If less than 10, possible depression.
Postpartum Blues (%, r/in if Øtx, time length, counte w/, who to screen?)
10 - 15%
Postpartum Depression -> Postpartum Psychosis
Up to 1 year
naps, limiting visitors, ▲ expectations
SCREEN EVERY WOMAN EVER postpartum (during pregnancy if have Hx)
Father’s experience of Birth, nursing counter
First 4 - 10 weeks similar to mother.
Left out/jealous, NORMAL
educate and include
When is next appt?
Vag Birth vs. Cesarean
6 weeks
2 weeks, then 6 weeks
Sexual adjustment Postpartum
NO sex for 5 - 6 weeks post-delivery
Estrogen r/t breastfeeding r/in dry vagina, lube up.
Adolescent vs. > 35 y/o parents
↑ mortality rate (60%)
Needs more developmental teaching
Educate w/ diff. modalities
↑ disease rate (DM)
Sandwich generation
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Hospitals must accommodate the impaired
Sibling Adaptation expectation and counter
Regression/Rivalry is NORMAL
Involve kids in preparation of baby and acquaintance
Grandparents Adaptation
More involved b/c teen preg, drug abuse, and HIV
Promote continuity w/ inter-generational relationships
Infant’s First period of reactivity (4)
time, HR, RR, motor
30 min post birth
HR ↑ 160 - 180 bpm but drops 30min
RR 60 - 80, irregular
↓ motor activity after 60 - 100 min + sleep
Infant’s Second Period of Reactivity (4)
time, breathing, meconium, ▲s
4 - 8 hours post birth
Tachycardia/pnea occur
Meconium passes
↑ muscle tone, ▲ skin color, ↑ mucous production
Infant Respiratory NOTES (4)
Surfactant is low
Abdominal breathers
Respiratory distress = flaring, retractions, grunting
Liquids squished out of lung during vaginal birth
Infant Respiratory FOCUS (3)
initiate, maintain, maintain other 2?
Initiate breathing
Maintain O2
Maintain Resp/Temp
Infant Hematopoietic NOTES (5)
RBC, Leuko, Platelets, Hct/Iron, VitK
4x RBC of adult (r/o hyperbiliruinemia) ↑ Leukocytes = Platelets to adult ↑ Hct and Iron (enough for 4 - 6 months) Administer VitK cause it takes 3 days to build
Infant Cardiovascular NOTES (4)
openings, blood volume x2, HR average
3 openings: foramen ovale, ductus venosis, and arteriosis (when arteriosis stays open r/in murmur)
Blood volume 300mL (40% weight)
Blood volume will ↑ if not cut w/in 2 min birth
HR average 120 - 140 bpm, murmur/irregular NORMAL