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Review Of Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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What is the 4th stage of labor ?

A

begins with the birth of the placenta
until 1 hour after or when mom is stable

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Right after the baby is born, where does the baby go ?

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into moms chest

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what scoring system do we use to assess the baby?

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APGAR

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4
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what does Apgar stand for?

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activity
pulse
grimace
appearance
respiration

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the umbilical cord is a 3 vessel cord which is made out of ?

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1 vein
2 arteries

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postpartum is defined as?

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giving birth to the infant and placenta to when you’re body goes back to non pregnant state

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to make sure the placenta is fully out, what do we normally do for mom?

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a fundal massage

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The fundus is massaged every how minutes to make sure its firm?

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15mins

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9
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can we send mom off home if she isn’t firm?

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no

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why does the uterus or fundus need to be firm?

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in order to clamp down to stop bleeding, and slowly revert back into the nonpregnant state

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11
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right after delivery the uterus is what?

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-2

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what does involution mean?

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return of the rupture to non pregnant state

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13
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then after 24 hours, it goes into 20th week gestation, then after that it rapidly decreases 1-2cm until what day ?

A

6th day

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after 24 hours pp, the uterus shrinks to size of what week gestation?

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20th week

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what does subinvolution mean?

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the uterus failed to contract down and shrink

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why do we recommend moms to go empty out their bladder?

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in order to help involution to occur and we can clamp down and stop bleeding

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16
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what is the most common cause of PP hemorrhage?

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uterin atony

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17
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what are the 3 main things that can cause subinvoltion to occur ?

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retained parts of the placenta
vaginal/cervical laceration
full bladder

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18
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what are some medications we can use to help mom with PP cramps and pain ?

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Nsaids and narcotics

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what is lochia rubra?
what is lochia serosa ?
what is lochia alba ?

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dark red blood, 3-4th day, heavy menstrual period, small clots, odor, fleshy

pinkish in brown, 4-12 days, 2weeks pp, moderate to small amount

yellowish-white discharge, 12 days to 3 weeks, scant creamy whitish

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its important to tell mom, if that her lochia flow changes from serosa back to rubra she should what?

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stop being overactive and stress
relax and sit down

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20
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Mother Nature has come to help us by not losing so much fluids by causing moms to be what?

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hypervolmic (40-50%)

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vaginal bleeding is bound to occur in pregnancy, so what are some things we are going to encourage mom to do ? (2)

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encourage breastfeeding and emptying the bladder

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20
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when we see vaginal bleeding, we want to what as nurses?

A

massage the fundus

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why do we encourage breastfeeding in order to help slow down vaginal bleeding ?
the body will release oxycontin and signals to clamp down its like, oh baby is out, oxycotonin come out and stop this bleeding!
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if vaginal bleeding is still occurring, even if the fundus is nice and firm, what are the two things we suspect?
laceration and hematoma
23
a saturated pad within 15mins is considered to be what?
medical emergency ask mom to lift up to see the amount of pooling too
24
in breastfeeding we have a decrease in? increase in?
decrease in progesterone triggers increase in prolactin
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prolactin does what 2 things ?
ovulation prevention ( lactational amenorrhea ) milk production
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its important to tell moms that prolactin is not what?
a form of contraceptives, so please watch out
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not only is breast-feeding going to help mom clamp down, what does it help for the baby to do that we as nurses want to see?
help them pass their first poop, meconium
28
in vaginal birth how much blood do we lose in c-sections how much blood do we lose ?
300-500ml (10%) 500-1000ml(15-30%)
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in breast-feeding, moms are famous for producing colostrum, which is this very thick yellow-white pasty thing, what is inside of it and can babies drink it?
its low fat, immune cells, antibodies and laxatives babies can drink it
30
breastfeeding moms 10weeks-6months nonbreastfeeding moms 6-10weeks of not having their periods
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what is engorgement?
breasts are enlarged and heavy
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how can we prevent engorgement
fully emptying out the breast
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how can we treat engorgement?
ice packs
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what is crackled nipples ? what is the main cause? how can we treat?
literally as it sounds bad bf positioning ointment
35
newborns breastfeed how many times in a 24hour period ?
8-12x
36
what is plugged milk duct? how do we treat?
milk is stuck warm compression
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how to treat mastitis ?
antibiotics
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what is mastitis ?
flu like symptoms of inflammation of the breasts
38
can we still breastfeed with mastitis?
yes
39
do nonbreasting feeding moms still produce milks and colostrum?
yes
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breastmilk is usually the best option to feed your baby for the firs what?
6 months of life and continuous with that with other foods
41
what are some contraindications of breastfeeding ?
active herpes active tb HIV
42
by how many weeks does cardiac output decrease by 30% ?
2 weeks
43
by how many weeks do mainly all of our systems take to go back to normal?
6-8weeks
44
with the decrease in estrogen and vascular pressure causes moms to what?
dirureis and excessive sweating
45
are moms still at risk for preeclampsia even after giving birth?
yes
46
is having an increase WBC after birth normal ?
yes
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is having a somewhat fever after birth normal ?
yes
48
when do we gave regam to mom?
rh negative mom rh positive baby
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what type of vaccines do we not give to mom?
live annotated vaccines
50
any live vaccines, we tell mom to not what?
get pregnant for 28 days because of teratogen effects
50
what are 3 phase role attainment ?
dependent 24-48hours mom needs help dependent/taking hold day somewhat there, excited to learn interdepend mom is ready to take care of baby
51
when is the neonatal period ?
from birth to day 28 of life
51
what is the medication we give for babies of vitamin K?
phytonadione
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why do we give eye prophylaxis?
avoid infections, gonnrorrhea and chylamida mainly
53
mom should wait for another baby for how long ?
2 years or 18 months at least
54
what is extrauterine life ? when does it occur ?
baby learning how to live without like mom 6-8hours of live
55
what is first period activity ? when is it ?
baby most active ever 30mins of life
56
what are the 4 ways baby loss heat?
convection radiation evaporation conduction
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what is convection?
loss of heat to open air, not swaddled
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what is radiation?
loss of heat to like cooler, air vent
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what is evaporation ?
not drying the baby fast enough
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what is conduction?
loss of heat to direct surface like cold table
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what is thermogenesis ?
baby way of trying to keep warm increase muscle acitivyt
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if a baby is going to be circumscioned we want to see what within 24 hours ?
them void
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what is thermoregulation main?
the maintenance of balance between heat loss and heat production
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how long should meconium pass ?
within 48hours of life
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with physiologic jaundice we recommend what to mom?
breastfeed the baby
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what is vernix caseoa?
white sticky stuff covering the baby
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should sweat glands appear on a baby and if so what does it mean ?
no means heart failure
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what is Mongolian spot?
big black back spot
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for females they usually are born with what for reproductive ?
discharge and bloody spots normally due to all the estrogen in the body
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for males what are they usually born with ?
epithelial pearls on the tip of the penis
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what does hypospadias mean ?
tip is placed wrong, making it difficult to void
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testes are palpable by what week?
38-40
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what is caput succedaneum?
swelling of the scalp usually due to the pressure of the uterus during the vaginal devilry no treatment needed
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what is cephalhematoma ?
accumulation of blood under the scalp, unusual bumps, lumps no treatment really needed, goes away on its own
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most common signs of pain in a baby is what?
crying
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what does LATCH stand for in breastfeeding?
latch audible swallow type of nipple comfort hold

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