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NUR 2513 / NUR2513 Maternal Child Nursing Exam 1 Review |Rasmussen College 1. How do you care for a pregnant woman with diabetes or gestation diabetes? - Eat healthy - Eat before exercise - Elevated blood glucose can be detrimental for baby. 2. What are the health risks for babies that have e...

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NUR 2513 / NUR2513 Maternal Child Nursing Exam 1
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1. How do you care for a pregnant woman with diabetes or gestation diabetes?


- Eat healthy
- Eat before exercise
- Elevated blood glucose can be detrimental for baby.




2. What are the health risks for babies that have elevated blood glucose?


- Congenital anomalies,




3. How do you care for a pregnant woman going into preterm labor?


- Pt needs to be on bedrest
- Apply external fetal and uterine contractions on monitors to monitor FHR
and the intensity of the contractions.
- IV fluids to stay hydrated
- Vag and cervical cultures and clean catch urine samples are prescribed to
rule out infection.




4. What happens if a mother in preterm labor starts to have uterine contractions?


- Empty bladder to relieve pressure on the uterus
- Lie down on left or right-side to encourage blood return to uterus

, - Drink 2-3 glasses to increase hydration
- Contact HCP and report incident
- Can administer a tocolytic agent.




5. What medication is given to patient when going into preterm labor?


- Betamethasone IM 2 doses 24 hours apart.




6. What are some physical changes in pregnancy?


- Frequent urination
- Fatigue
- Areola of breast get darker,
- theres a dark line from pelvis to belly button,
- Pigment on abdomen
- Uterine enlargement
- Striae gravidarum
- Color changes in vagina
- stretch marks,
- Melasa on face




7. Why is the urine checked routinely for glucose?


- Gestational Diabetes




8. FHR strips

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