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Lifespan I: Childbearing (NURB 334) Exam 4 Study Guide Questions with complete solutions

What is the scope of maternity nursing Correct Answer-Caring for patient, baby, partner and family pre-pregnancy through postpartum. What are landmark years and changes within Maternity Nursing? Correct Answer-1920s: spike in mortality led to origin of maternity nursing in trying to discover how to lower rates 1940s: extended care to include family during pregnancy process 1969: Association of Women's Health, Obstretical, and Neonatal nurses was born (governing) Today: has subspecialties ...

Daily Fetal Movement Count correct answers "Kick Counts" -Having the patient assess how frequently the fetus moves -Number of movements varies based on maternal and fetal wake/rest cycles -Notify provider if no fetal movement for 12 hours -Listen to your patient! Ultrasound (HRP) correct answers -Use of intermittent high-frequency sound waves to create image of fetus -Amount of Amniotic Fluid -Cord insertion -Placenta location and health -Number of embryo/fetus -Fetal position and...

-Increases insulin resistance -Increases glucose levels -Increases glycogenesis (glucose storage) Correct Answer-How does pregnancy change the body's use of glucose and insulin? Diabetes mellitus (DM) causes the body to be unable to metabolize glucose. The body compensates with gluconeogenesis, which is converting protein and fats to glucose. As a result, glucose accumulates in the bloodstream, leading to hyperglycemia. Correct Answer-How does diabetes mellitus (DM) affect the body? Typ...

What is the scope of maternity nursing - correct answer Caring for patient, baby, partner and family pre-pregnancy through postpartum. What are landmark years and changes within Maternity Nursing? - correct answer 1920s: spike in mortality led to origin of maternity nursing in trying to discover how to lower rates 1940s: extended care to include family during pregnancy process 1969: Association of Women's Health, Obstretical, and Neonatal nurses was born (governing) Today: has subspecialt...

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...

-Newborn is no longer practicing breathing with amniotic fluid -1st breaths replace fluid with air, opening and maintaining alveoli -Surfactant helps keep alveoli open -Occurs largely due to diaphragm contractions (belly breathing) -Obligate nose breathers (helps coordinate eating) -Breaths are irregular with transient tachypnea and apnea -Normal RR = 30-60 - What newborn respiratory adaptations occur after delivery? -Changes in pressure from taking the 1st breath combined with changes in...

Lifespan I Childbearing (NURB 334) Exam 4 Study Guide Questions with complete