Exam 1 - NR327 with complete
verified solutions 2025
Oxytocin (Pitocin) - answer - stimulates contractions during birth
- stimulates postpartum contractions to compress uterine blood
vessels and prevent hemorrhage
- stimulates milk ejection during breastfeeding
Magnesium Sulfate - answer - used to prevent seizures
- relaxes smooth muscle
- prevents uterine contractions in preterm labor
Magnesium Sulfate: Antidote - answer Calcium Gluconate
Ferrous Sulfate - answer used to treat iron deficiency anemia
Misoprostol (Cytotec) - answer - usually given for gastric ulcers
- used to soften the uterus and induce labor
- used for abortions
Betamethasone - answer - accelerates fetal lung maturity
- reduces severity of respiratory distress syndrome
Ephedrine - answer - to support blood pressure during epidural
- subarachnoid block during intrapartum period.
, Folic Acid - answer - can decrease the occurrence of neural tube
defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly in newborns
- It may also help prevent cleft lip, cleft palate, and some heart
defects
GTPAL - answer - used to describe pregnancy outcoms
Gravida or Pregnancies
Term Pregnancies Delivered
Preterm Pregnancies Delivered
Abortions
Living Children
Naegele's Rule - answer First Day of Last Period + 1 year - 3
months + 7 days
Fertilization: Where - answer occurs in the distal third of the
fallopian tube (ampulla) near the ovary.
Fertilization: When - answer - when one sperm enters the ovum
and the two nuclei containing the parents' chromosomes merge
hCG - answer - may cause morning sickness
- monitor in the blood (determines pregnancy
Progesterone - answer - causes relaxation of smooth muscle,
resulting in stasis of urine and constipation
- when a woman has many losses and get pregnant they will get
shots of this.
- maintains the uterine lining, prevents contractions and helps
prepare breasts for lactation
verified solutions 2025
Oxytocin (Pitocin) - answer - stimulates contractions during birth
- stimulates postpartum contractions to compress uterine blood
vessels and prevent hemorrhage
- stimulates milk ejection during breastfeeding
Magnesium Sulfate - answer - used to prevent seizures
- relaxes smooth muscle
- prevents uterine contractions in preterm labor
Magnesium Sulfate: Antidote - answer Calcium Gluconate
Ferrous Sulfate - answer used to treat iron deficiency anemia
Misoprostol (Cytotec) - answer - usually given for gastric ulcers
- used to soften the uterus and induce labor
- used for abortions
Betamethasone - answer - accelerates fetal lung maturity
- reduces severity of respiratory distress syndrome
Ephedrine - answer - to support blood pressure during epidural
- subarachnoid block during intrapartum period.
, Folic Acid - answer - can decrease the occurrence of neural tube
defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly in newborns
- It may also help prevent cleft lip, cleft palate, and some heart
defects
GTPAL - answer - used to describe pregnancy outcoms
Gravida or Pregnancies
Term Pregnancies Delivered
Preterm Pregnancies Delivered
Abortions
Living Children
Naegele's Rule - answer First Day of Last Period + 1 year - 3
months + 7 days
Fertilization: Where - answer occurs in the distal third of the
fallopian tube (ampulla) near the ovary.
Fertilization: When - answer - when one sperm enters the ovum
and the two nuclei containing the parents' chromosomes merge
hCG - answer - may cause morning sickness
- monitor in the blood (determines pregnancy
Progesterone - answer - causes relaxation of smooth muscle,
resulting in stasis of urine and constipation
- when a woman has many losses and get pregnant they will get
shots of this.
- maintains the uterine lining, prevents contractions and helps
prepare breasts for lactation
