Nur 113 exam 2 (A+ Graded Already)

Passage Way (birth canal) Passenger (fetus & placenta) Position (relation between passage, fetus) Power (physiological forces of labor) Psychological & Psychosocial considerations correct answers Five factors important for process of labor, birth cervical edema correct answers Bearing down can cause ------ if the cervix isn't fully dilated? Frequency, duration, intensity correct answers How are contractions measured? oxytocin correct answers what hormone is stimulated by contractions? Contraction shortens muscles Exerts longitudinal traction on cervix Causes effacement correct answers what happens in true labor? Lightening Braxton Hicks contractions Cervical changes (cervical softening, possible cervical dilation) Bloody show -Labor will begin within 24-48 hours Rupture of membranes (ROM) SROM (spontaneous) PROM (premature) PPROM (preterm premature) Artificial rupture of membranes Sudden burst of energy 24 - 48 hours before labor Warn mothers not to overexert themselves Other signs Weight loss Gastrointestinal changes correct answers signs of labor Prolapsed cord Risk for infection with open pathway Notify physician or CNM correct answers Possible complications of labor Produce progressive dilation, effacement Regular