OB Nursing Exam 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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OB Nursing Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Self-Care - Answer️️ -assuming responsibility for one's own health; may
require assertiveness and active role in seeking information
Nurse's role in self-care - Answer️️ -provide information readily and
acknowledge a client's right ...
of bacteria and other substances into the uterus; expelled when cervical
dilation begins
Goodell's Sign - Answer✔️✔️-a probable indication of pregnancy in which
the cervix and vagina soften; caused by increased vascularization as a
result of hypertrophy and engorgement of the vessels below the growing
uterus
Chadwick's Sign - Answer✔️✔️-probable sign of pregnancy in which the
cervix and vulva appear blue-purple as a result of increased
vascularization
Striae - Answer✔️✔️-stretch marks; a form of scarring of the skin due to
sudden weight gain during pregnancy (striae gravidarum); may appear on
the abdomen, breasts and thighs
Colostrum - Answer✔️✔️-clear, yellowish, high-protein, antibody-rich liquid
secreted by the breasts beginning in the fourth month of pregnancy and
continuing until several days after birth
Supine Hypotensive Syndrome - Answer✔️✔️-dizziness and a drop in blood
pressure caused when the mother is in a supine position and the weight of
the uterus, infant, placenta, and amniotic fluid compress the inferior vena
cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and cardiac output
Pseudoanemia - Answer✔️✔️-the apparent anemia that occurs during
pregnancy due to rapid expansion of blood volume; false anemia; lowered
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