LABOUR AND DELIVERY PACKAGE DEAL

The nurse in a maternity unit is reviewing the clients' records. Which client would the nurse identify as being at the most risk for developing disseminated intravascular coagulation? 1. A primigravida with mild preeclampsia 2. A primigravida who delivered a 10-lb infant 3 hours ago 3...

5P - factors affect labor & birth - ️️Passenger, Passageway, Powers, Position, Psych Passenger (fetus) 3 factors affect labor - ️️Size of head (6 bones w sutures) Presentation Fetal lie - longitudinal or transverse 3 presentations - ️️cephalic, breech, shoulder Passenger/ att...

What are the four P's that make up the process of labor and birth? - ️️powers passage passenger psyche Other than the 4 P's of labor and birth, what are some other "p" words that influence it also? - ️️perparation position professional help place procedures people Forces th...

labor - ️️series of processes by which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus and through the birth canal products of conception - ️️fetus, placenta, membranes onset of labor theory - ️️estrogen increased; progesterone decreased; fetal fibronectin found in ...

The Leopold's Maneuver is used to determine: - ️️1. number of fetuses 2. presenting part 3. fetal lie 4. fetal attitude 5. degree of fetal descent 6. fetal heart rate's anticipated point of maximum intensity The four parts of Leopold's Maneuver - ️️The Fourth Maneuver: The nurse...

A nurse assesses a client during the third stage of labor. Which assessment findings indicate that the client is experiencing postpartum hemorrhage? - ️️Heart rate 120 beats/minute, respiratory rate 28 breaths/minute, blood pressure 80/40 mm Hg A client in the first stage of labor is being mo...

Amniotomy - ️️Breaking the bag of waters Amnioinfusion - ️️Infusing sterile fluid into the uterine cavity to dilute meconium stained fluid or alleviate pressure on the umbilical cord Leopold's Maneuver - ️️Four maneuvers used to determine position of the baby External version -...

Gravida - ️️number of pregnancies including current pregnancy Parity - ️️number of deliveries greater than 20 weeks Term - ️️greater than 37 weeks and less than 42 weeks, or greater than 2500 grams Preterm - ️️20-37 weeks, greater than 500 grams and less than 2500 grams P...

Stage One of Labor - ️️Dilation of Cervix; opening measures 10 centimeters (4 inches) and water breaks Postpartum care - ️️The medical help a mother receives during the six to eight weeks following childbirth Vacuum extraction - ️️Technique that uses suction to help the doctor move...