MATERNAL NEWBORN
NURSING(QUESTION AND ANSWER)
Acceleration - CORRECT ANSWER-periodic increases in the baseline fetal heart rate
AGA - CORRECT ANSWER-appropriate for gestational age
Antepartum - CORRECT ANSWER-time between conception and the onset of labor,
usually used to describe the period...
MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING (QUESTION AND ANSWER) Acceleration - CORRECT ANSWER -periodic increases in the baseline fetal heart rate AGA - CORRECT ANSWER -appropriate for gestational age Antepartum - CORRECT ANSWER -time between conception and the onset of labor, usually used to describe the period during which a women is pregnant Apgar score - CORRECT ANSWER -A scoring system used to evaluate newborns at 1 and 5 minute after birth. The total score is achieved by assessing five signs; heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color. Each of the signs is as signed a score of 0,1,2 the highest possible score is 10 Antony - CORRECT ANSWER -lack of normal tone or strength, flaccidity BPP - CORRECT ANSWER -Biophysical profile; assessment of five variables in the fetus that help to evaluate fetal risk: breathing movement, body movement, tone, amniotic fluid volume, fetal heart rate reactivity BUBBLE -HE - CORRECT ANSWER -Breasts, uterus, bladder, bowel, lochia, episiotomy/laceration, homans sign/hemorrhoids, emotional; postpartum assessment C/S - CORRECT ANSWER -cesarean section, birth of fetus accomplished by performing cervical ripening - CORRECT ANSWER -softening of the cervix, occurs normally as a physiologic process before labor or is stimulated to occur through process of induction of labor Deceleration - CORRECT ANSWER -periodic decrease in the baseline fetal heart rate EDC/EDD - CORRECT ANSWER -estimated date of delivery/confinement EFM - CORRECT ANSWER -electronic fetal monitoring; a method of placing a fetal EGA - CORRECT ANSWER -estimated gestational age Episiotomy - CORRECT ANSWER -incision of the perineum to facilitate birth and to avoid laceration of the perineum
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