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- Adverse effects of magnesium - ANS-Respiratory depression/arrest.. monitor respirations
every 1 hr, CNS depression (if overdose/toxicity is suspected due to diminished/absent DTR or
respiratory depression- STOP the Magnesium)
abnormal changes that should be reported/evaluated in pregnancy - ANS-ongoing headache in
the 3rd trimester
Edema in the hands and face (pedal edema is a normal/expected finding)
visual disturbances (blurred vision, blacked out areas)
Epigastric pain
Bright red vaginal bleeding
Decreased or absent fetal movement.
Adolescent Females - ANS-Should be menstruating for at least 2 years prior to starting oral
contraceptives
Amniotic Fluid - ANS--Typically, clear
-If light green- green likely meconium stained (newborn's first poop)
- less than 5cm is not enough fluid
Amniotic fluid functions? - ANS-Cushions the fetus protects against mechanical injury
-Helps the fetus to maintain a normal body temperature
-Allows for symmetrical fetal growth
-Prevents adherence of the amnion to the fetus
-Aids in fetal musculoskeletal development by providing freedom of movement
-Essential for normal fetal lung development
Breast Feeding safe constraceptives - ANS-Progesterone only methods; DEPO, Mirena IUD,
Nexplanon
Category A Drug Categories - ANS-no risk demonstrated to the fetus in any trimester
Category D Drug Categories - ANS-Definite fetal risk, but may be given despite risks in
life-threatening situations
COC and Patch side effects - ANS-increased risk for thrombosis
Defining - ANS-State nursing practice act
Depo-Provera side effects - ANS-• Spotting/amenorrhea
• Wt. gain, bloating, decreased libido, hair loss, depression, delayed return of fertility
• SERIOUS: chest pain, hemoptysis, ab. pain, SOB
• Long term loss of bone min. density (2 yrs use max)
• CI: PP Depression, vaginal, bleeding, pregnancy
dizygotic twins - ANS-twins who are produced when two separate ova are fertilized by two
separate sperm at roughly the same time; each twin has their own "everything"
Duration - ANS-measures from the start to END of the contraction
eclampsia - ANS-most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy. Seizures Occur
, ectopic pregnancy - ANS-implantation of the fertilized egg in any site other than the normal
uterine location; most common in the fallopian tube
Ectopic Pregnancy symptoms - ANS-History of a missed menstrual period and often complains
of unilateral lower abdomen pain, sometimes accompanied by light bleeding, amount of vaginal
bleeding is minimal most blood is lost in abdomen, shoulder pain
Effacement - ANS-thinning of the cervix
Evidence Based - ANS-practice takes nursing research and puts it into practice at the patient's
bedside.
False Labor - ANS-Contractions are spaced out and are not that intense, may come or go if
mom walks around, can be brought on by dehydration
first stage of labor - ANS-(0-10cm dilated)
-Phases of stage 1-
***Laten phase- 0-3cm dilated, slow cervical change, Mild contractions, more widely spaced
***Active phase- 4 -7 cm cervical change pf 0.5-1cm/hr, contractions are longer (60 seconds)
and more frequent (every 2-3minutes)
***Transition phase- 8-10- More rapid cervical change 1-1.5cm/hr, contractions are longer
(60-90seconds) Stronger, and more frequent (2-3mintues) may start to feel pelvic or rectal
pressure (do not leave mom when she's in this phase)
first trimester screening (1-12weeks) - ANS-visits every 4 weeks
urine pregnancy test first trimester ultrasounds for dates Labs:
CBC
RPR (testing for syphilis)
HIV
RH (blood type) to see if mother needs Rogan
hepatitis panel
urine drug screen
rubella (German measles) titer can't get MMR vaccine while pregnant stay away from crowds.
Foods to avoid during pregnancy - ANS-Raw and undercooked meat, fish, or poultry
Unpasteurized milk, cheese, juices
Raw sprouts
Frequency - ANS-Time the contractions from the start of the first contraction to the start of the
next contraction.
Fundal height - ANS-12-13 weeks: rises out of the symphysis; 20 weeks: at umbilicus
**Fundal height should correspond in Cm with the number of weeks after 20 weeks. Ex:28
weeks will have a fundal height of 28cm**
GBS - ANS-Group B Streptococcus
it's a bacteria that is part of the women's normal flora it's not an infection and has no symptoms
but is deadly for babies. Give antibiotics to the mom during the labor for the baby penicillin is the
1st line, if penicillin allergy give Clindamycin
@ 36 weeks
Genetic material determining gender come from? - ANS-X= female
Y= Male
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