Cervical effacement - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Labor begins with contractions. Once the rupture of membranes has occurred either spontaneously or artificially, then cervical effacement and dilation begin. During labor, cervical effacement, or the thinning of the cervix, goes from 0% to 100% while cervical dilation goes from 0 cm. to 10 cm. The fetus will continue to descend through the opened cervix and be delivered. The placenta is delivered last. - What is included in the process of labor? -1st stage --> process of labor up t...

the building up of the contraction is called - increment the descent or relaxation of the uterine muscles - decrement the peak of the contraction - acme the time from the beginning of one to the beginning of the next contraction - frequency the time from the beginning to the end of one contraction - duration the strength of the contraction - intensity define effacement - the process of shortening and thinning of the cervix define dilation - the opening and enlargement of the...

MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) CORRECT ANSWER isocarboxide, phenelzine, tranylcypromine ■ Rarely used because of serious food (high tyramine content) and drug interactions - (elevates BP, risk of stroke) ■ Do not combine with SSRIs, TCAs, MAO-B (selegiline/Eldepryl), serotonin receptor agonists (sumatriptan/Imitrex, zolmitriptan (Zomig) Inevitable abortion CORRECT ANSWER vaginal bleeding with pain, cervical dilation, and/or cervical effacement threatened abortion CORRECT ANSW...

Cervical Dilatation- widening of the cervical os and canal from less than 1 cm to 10 cm allowing birth of baby Cervical Effacement- the taking up of the internal os and the cervical canal into the uterine side walls - 0% - 100% Contractions- rhythmic tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles Duration- -length of time from the beginning of one contraction to the completion of the same contraction -how long that one contraction lasts Frequency- time between the beginning of one cont...

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Cervical Dilatation- widening of the cervical os and canal from less than 1 cm to 10 cm allowing birth of baby Cervical Effacement- the taking up of the internal os and the cervical canal into the uterine side walls - 0% - 100% Contractions- rhythmic tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles Duration- -length of time from the beginning of one contraction to the completion of the same contraction -how long that one contraction lasts Frequency- time between the beginning of one cont...

HESI Practice Questions - Maternal Child NursingA couple, concerned because the woman has not been able to conceive, is referred to a healthcare provider for a fertility workup and a hysterosalpingography is scheduled. Which complaint would indicate to the nurse that the woman's fallopian tubes are patent? Back pain. Abdominal pain. Shoulder pain. Leg cramps. Shoulder Pain Rationale If the tubes are patent (open), pain is referred to the shoulder from a subdiaphragmatic collection ...

0% effacement means: - 3-4 cm long 1 Stage: Active - -dilates from 6-8 cm 100% effacement means: - paper thin cervix, fully effaced 1960's birth routine - - mother using twilight sleep - or drape covering her lower half - baby taken away to be bathed, clothed, and kept in nursery - formula fed every few hours. 1st Stage Early Labor - -dilates from 0-6 cm 1st stage: transition - - dilation from 8-10 cm 2 ways birth is the same across time and culture - ushers in change- different clothi...

HESI Practice Questions - Maternal Child Nursing HESI Nursing Nightingale College - Question and answers 100% correct 2024 HESI Practice Questions - Maternal Child Nursing A couple, concerned because the woman has not been able to conceive, is referred to a healthcare provider for a fertility workup and a hysterosalpingography is scheduled. Which complaint would indicate to the nurse that the woman's fallopian tubes are patent? Back pain. Abdominal pain. Shoulder pain. Leg cramps. S...

Cervical Dilatation- - widening of the cervical os and canal from less than 1 cm to 10 cm allowing birth of baby Cervical Effacement- - the taking up of the internal os and the cervical canal into the uterine side walls - 0% - 100% Contractions- - rhythmic tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles Duration- - -length of time from the beginning of one contraction to the completion of the same contraction -how long that one contraction lasts Frequency- - time between the beginning o...