MCN 273 TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact? A)Resolving all language...

The nurse understands that the endometrium is prepped for egg implantation by the corpus luteum, which secretes: A. Progesterone B. Estrogen C. Luteinizing hormone D. Prolactin correct answer: A. Progesterone Angie Young is a 32-year-old African-American female who is in excellent health. Sh...

Critical Factors in Labor correct answer: Passageway - pelvis and soft tissues Passenger - fetus/placenta "Powers" - physiologic forces of labor Position - relationship between the passage and the fetus Psychosocial response Philosophy - low tech, high tech, natural process, not disease P...

Contemporary Childbirth correct answer: EMPHASIS on family centered childbirth *** Self Care and health promotion EDUCATION TYPE of delivery - home or in hospital? Health Care Provider cont. correct answer: PLACE of delivery Support persons Medication DURING delivery** Method of feedin...

History of childbirth - 1700s correct answer: Lay midwives at home 5-8 pregnancies over lifetime 1/8 chance of death during childbirth 50% didn't live to 5 years old History of childbirth - 1800s correct answer: Shift to doctors & hospitals High risk of puerperal fever (postpartum infectio...

Birth Trends correct answer: 3 year decline Mean age at first birth is 26.8 (record high) 15-29 birth rate decreasing 35-49 birth rate increasing How much does it cost to give birth? correct answer: Uncomplicated vaginal birth - $10,212 Uncomplicated C/S - $16,848 How much does it cos...

1q54common CAM (complimentary, alternative medicine) used for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Why as nurses should we assess thoroughly about the use of CAMs? correct answer: - ginger lollipops - ginger tea - sea-bands - acupuncture or acupressure - vitamin B6 for morning sickness a...

what are the categories of SAB abortion correct answer: #1 threatened #2 inevitable #3 incomplete #4 complete What are signs of a threatened abortion? correct answer: - unexplained bleeding - cramping - backache - cervix is closed - placenta attached May resolve, may result in SAB ...

- Infertility, women's health, nutrition, and special populations - pregnancy changes and AP assessment - Normal Labor I Infertility is defined as inability to conceive after how long? (under 35 couple) correct answer: 1 year a low-invasiveness fertility investigation that assesses sperm cou...

CHO Metabolism in Normal Pregnancy: 1st Half correct answer: Anabolic Estrogen and progesterone stimulate maternal insulin production and increase in tissue response Building up glycogen stores in liver and other tissues Wants to build up stores CHO Metabolism in Normal Pregnancy: 2nd Half...

An expectant father asks the nurse, Which part of the mature sperm contains the male chromosomes? What is the best response by the nurse? a. X-bearing sperm b. The tail of the sperm c. The head of the sperm d. The middle portion of the sperm correct answer: c. The head of the sperm One of th...

Uterine Involution correct answer: The process where the uterus changes to normal size, shape, and tone after birth Takes ~6wks Factors that complicated Uterine involution correct answer: -Overworked uterus: prolonged labor process -retained placenta/clots -full bladder: moves position ...