PREPARTUM & PRINCIPLES Flashcards

1
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integral part of nursing education

A

Clinical experience

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2
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prepares student for “doing” & “knowing” clinical principles in
practice.

A

Clinical experience

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3
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occurs during pregnancy and before a mother gives birth.

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Prepartum period or prenatal phase

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4
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health care that a pregnant woman gets while pregnant.
- Prenatal visits to a health care provider usually include a physical
exam, weight checks, and providing a urine sample.
- Having a healthy pregnancy is one of the best ways to promote a
healthy birth.
- Getting early and regular prenatal care improves the chances of a
healthy pregnancy

A

prenatal check up

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5
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state of having a developing fetus in the woman’s uterus
● starts with fertilization and ends with childbirth
● regular duration is 38-40 weeks

A

pregnancy

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6
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norml duration of pregnancy

A

38-40 wks

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7
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number of pregnancies including the present pregnancy regardless of the outcome and duration.

A

gravida grvidity

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8
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TPAL

A

(Term, Para, Abortion, Livebirth)

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9
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A pregnant woman

A

gravid

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10
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total number of pregnancies that had reached the age of viability (20 weeks, can survive out of womb) whether born dead or alive

A

parity or para

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11
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The earliest age at which a fetus could survive if born at that time
● 20 weeks and above

A

age of viability

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12
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Any pregnancy terminated before the age of viability
● Also termed as “miscarriage”

A

abortion

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13
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woman pregnant for the first time

A

primigravida

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14
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woman completed one pregnancy to age of viability

A

primipara

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15
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woman pregnant 2x or more

A

multigravida

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16
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woman completed 2 or more pregnancies to age of viability

A

multipara

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17
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series of events by which the products of conception are expelled from the woman’s body (37th - 38th week)

A

labor

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18
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four Ps of lbor

A

Passage - maternal pelvis
Passenger - baby & placenta
Power - of mother to push
Psyche -

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19
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uterine ability to contract

A

power

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20
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psychological state of mother during lbor perception

A

psyche

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21
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relationship of the long axis of the fetus to the long axis of the mother

A

LIE

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22
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the degree of flexion the fetus assumes during labor
-posture

A

attitude/habitus

23
Q

bag of water / membrane that protects the fetus
● once ruptured, woman goes into spontaneous labor within 24
hours

A

bow

24
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two types of bow

A

artificial
spontaneous

25
Q

kind of bow that is pricked using forsep but not recommended bcause it delays delivery, the baby may run out of water

A

artificial

26
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what is used to prick the membrane for artificial bow

A

forsep

27
Q

reccomended, waiting for the bag of water to rupture, takes time

A

spontaneous

28
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loosening of the mucus plug
● mucoid or bloody discharges
liquid
dark brown red discharge

A

show

29
Q

enlargement of the external cervical os to a maximum of 10cm
opening

A

cervical dilatation

30
Q

thinning and shortening of the cervical canal

A

effacement

31
Q

baby still floating

A

megative

32
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relationship of the presenting part to the level of the ischial spine

A

station

33
Q

baby already engaged

A

station 0

34
Q

Where patients in active labor are admitted in preparation for childbirth

A

labor room

35
Q

head of the baby is already on the level of axial spine
● station 0 (if already engaged)
● if negative 1 or 2 ang baby, it still floating

A

engagement

36
Q

The ______ stimulates students to use their critical thinking skills for problem solving

A

clinical prac

37
Q

All articles used in an operation have been sterilized________

A

previously

38
Q

T OR F: Persons who are sterile, touch only sterile articles; persons who are unsterile, touch only unsterile articles.

A

T

39
Q

Sterile person must touch _______

A

Sterile articles

40
Q

Unsterile articles can only be touched by ______

A

unsterile person

41
Q

If in doubt, then it is _______

A

unsterile

42
Q

T OR F: If in doubt as to the sterility of anything, consider it sterile.

A

F - unsterile

43
Q

Tables are sterile only at the _______

A

table level.

44
Q

T OR F: Edges of the mayo table is considered sterile

A

F - unsterile

45
Q

T OR F: Gowns are considered sterile only from the waist to shoulder level in front and in the sleeves

A

T

46
Q

After wearing the gown and gloves, hands must be placed at the _____, _______, ______

A
  • waist
  • chest
  • mayo table
47
Q

What parts of the gown is considered sterile?

A
  • waist to shoulder
  • front
  • sleeves
48
Q

Non-sterile persons avoid reaching over a ______

sterile persons avoid leaning over an_____

A
  • sterile field
  • unsterile area
49
Q

T OR F: Non-sterile team members never reach over or lean over a sterile surface to distribute sterile goods to the table

A

T

50
Q

T OR F: The edge of anything that encloses sterile contents is not considered sterile.

A

T

51
Q

_______ may cause contamination

A

Moisture

52
Q

Sterile persons keep contact with sterile areas to a________.

A

minimum

53
Q

When a bacteria cannot be eliminated from a field, they must be kept to an _________.

A

irreducible minimum