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OB Exam 3 Study Guide Chapter 10: High Risk Labor and Birth Dystocia/Failure to Progress • Dystocia - difficult labor that is characterized by abnormally slow labor progress, which can be due to lack of progressive cervical dilation, lack of decent of the fetal head, or both. o Abnormal labor results from abnormalities of: § Power of labor (uterine contractions and maternal expulsive efforts) § Passenger (fetal presentation, position, or development) § Passage (maternal bony pelvis...

POEP Module 04 – Process of Labor and Birth (Normal) Already Passed You are working with nursing students on the L&D unit. One of the students recalls reading about progesterone levels affecting labor and asks if you could explain this. What is your best response? a. Decreased progesterone levels allow estrogen to stimulate uterine contractility. With lowered levels of progesterone, the myometrium gains resistance as uterine contractions act on the resistance of the cervix. b. Decreased pro...

Ob midterm study guide with correct answers When should the mother get the rubella vaccine during her pregnancy and why? Correct Answer--A client who is nonimmune to rubella or has a negative or low titer is administered a subcutaneous injection of rubella vaccine or a measles, mumps, and rubella (mmr) vaccine during the postpartum period to protect a subsequent fetus from malformations. the client should not get pregnant for 4 weeks (28 days) following the immunization. (Cannot get during preg...

OB Exam 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed A 22 yr old client has come to the clinic because her menstrual period is 10 days late. She tells the nurse "I'm sure I'm pregnant because my period is late and my breasts are tender" Which of the following responses by the nurse would be most accurate? A. "those are positive signs of pregnancy" B. "those are presumptive signs of pregnancy" C. "those are probable signs of pregnancy" D. "those are negative signs of pregnancy" B. Breas...

Exam 1 OB NCLEX Questions and Answers with Certified Solutions A nursing student is preparing a prenatal class on the process of fetal circulation. The nursing instructor asks the student specifically to describe the process through the umbilical cord. Which of the following statements from the student is correct? 1. "The one artery carries freshly oxygenated blood and nutrient-rick blood back from the placenta to the fetus." 2. "The two arteries carry freshly oxygenated blood back from th...

OB Exam 2 Already Graded A+ Stages of Labor 1st Stage: Dilation and Effacement of the Cervix - Latent Phase (0-4 cm dilation): - Longest phase of labor. - Contractions are mild to palpation and feel like menstrual cramps. - Active Phase (5-7 cm dilation): - Women may become more focused and experience increased anxiety or restlessness. - Contractions become more regular and painful. - Transition Phase (8-10 cm dilation): - Strong contractions that are closer together. - Women may feel out of...

You are working with nursing students on the L&D unit. One of the students recalls reading about progesterone levels affecting labor and asks if you could explain this. What is your best response? a. Decreased progesterone levels allow estrogen to stimulate uterine contractility. With lowered levels of progesterone, the myometrium gains resistance as uterine contractions act on the resistance of the cervix. b. Decreased progesterone levels allow estrogen to stimulate uterine contractility. ...

OB Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A In a routine pregnancy, how often are prenatal doctor visits made? every 4 wks for 28wks, every 2 wks during 28-36 wks, every wk from 36-41qks, twice weekly after that What things are done during the initial prenatal visit? done at 8 weeks gestation; determine EDD; obtain hx; risk assessment; vital signs/weight/urinalysis; physical exam; FHR assessment (doppler); and labs What are things done during the ongoing prenatal visits? vs, weight, urinalysis; f...

OB Exam 1 Questions with correct answers A 22 yr old client has come to the clinic because her menstrual period is 10 days late. She tells the nurse "I'm sure I'm pregnant because my period is late and my breasts are tender" Which of the following responses by the nurse would be most accurate? A. "those are positive signs of pregnancy" B. "those are presumptive signs of pregnancy" C. "those are probable signs of pregnancy" D. "those are negative signs of pregnancy" Correct Answe...

OB Antepartum NCLEX Questions And Answers A+ A client who has just been told that she is pregnant wants to know when the baby's heart will be completely developed and beating. The nurse reads in the client's chart that the health care provider has determined the client to be at 6 weeks' gestation. What is the nurse's best response? - ANS- "Your baby's heart right now has double heart chambers and has begun to beat, so we should be able to see it beat using an ultrasound machine....