Nur 335 quiz - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Labor & birth Theories why labor begins - dec progesterone - inc prostaglandins [cervix release] - uterine muscle stretches - fetus presses on cervix - release of oxytocin - placenta Birth - coordinated effort - depending on 5 interrelated factors - abnormalities in an y of the 5 can alter or prevent labor progress, putting mother and baby at risk 5 ps of birth - p brith canal - p fetus - p contractions - p mental state - p mother - passage through birth canal - passenger (fetus) - powers (con...

Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Higher than normal pressure within the cranium Destroys healthy brain tissue and alters mental function Causes Tumors or lesions Accumulation of fluid within the ventricular system Bleeding or trauma Edematous brain tissue Trauma Complications Brain death Cardiac arrest Respiratory insufficiency or arrest Pathophysiology Rigid skull allows little room for expansion Brain compensates for increases in ICP limits blood flow to head displaces CSF into the spi...

Fertility Awareness Methods Calendar (rhythm) method (day 14) Basal body temperature (inc. c ovulation) Cervical mucus (Billings) method (thin mucuc c ovulation) Ovulation awareness Lactation amenorrhea method Coitus interruptus (pull out) Oral Contraceptives Composed of varying amounts of estrogen combined with small amount of progesterone Estrogen suppresses FSH and LH, thereby suppressing ovulation Progesterone decreases the permeability of cervical mucus Monophasic Fixed doses of estrogen...

NUR 335 Health Assessment Abdomen Quiz | Questions and Answers Ascites is defined as: A) a bowel obstruction. B) a proximal loop of the large intestine. C) an abnormal enlargement of the spleen. D) an abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity. Pyloric stenosis is a(n): A) abnormal enlargement of the pyloric sphincter. B) inflammation of the pyloric sphincter. C) congenital narrowing of the pyloric sphincter. D) abnormal opening in the pyloric sphincter. Moles on the ab...

NUR 335 - Quiz 4 Review/NUR 335 - Quiz 4 Review. Bonding • Begin immediately at birth • May take time • Breastfeed • Sibling visits • Include significant other • Mother may feel abandonment • Encourage Rooming in

California Baptist University College of Nursing NUR 335 A and 335 B: Nursing Services of the Childrearing Family Syllabus Fall 2020 Meeting: 335A Thursdays 10:30-1:30 PM Location: Live Synchronous 335B Thursdays 7:00-10:00 AM Location: Live Synchronous Faculty & Contact Information: Jan Flournoy, DNP, RN Office: Lambeth 208 Office Hours: Monday 09:00-12:00, Tuesday 09:00-12:00, Thursday 2:00-4:00 (Or by appointment...