POST TEST NO. 2 Flashcards
The number of fetuses delivered after the point of viability (20 weeks gestation), whether or not they are born alive.
Para
Pregnancy which ends after 20 weeks but before 37 weeks gestation.
Preterm
A woman who is pregnant, number of pregnancies.
Gravida
Is recorded when an infant born shows signs of life: breathing, spontaneous movements of voluntary muscles, & heartbeat.
Livebirth
Women should schedule a first prenatal visit as soon as they suspect they are pregnant. ideally how many prenatal visits does pregnant woman do?
13
The nurse assesses that a woman in her eighth month of pregnancy has a wide thoracic cage. What best explains this finding?
This is considered a normal finding with advanced pregnancy.
The student nurse is studying the changes a woman goes through during pregnancy. The student nurse knows that which body system undergoes the most dramatic physiologic changes during pregnancy?
The cardiovascular system