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Critical Factors in Labor correct answer: Passageway - pelvis and soft tissues Passenger - fetus/placenta "Powers" - physiologic forces of labor Position - relationship between the passage and the fetus Psychosocial response Philosophy - low tech, high tech, natural process, not disease Partners - support Patience - natural timing Patient preparation Pain management Birth Passageway correct answer: Bony pelvis - pelvic inlet and outlet Pelvic shape - gynecoid and anthropoid...

The nurse understands that the endometrium is prepped for egg implantation by the corpus luteum, which secretes: A. Progesterone B. Estrogen C. Luteinizing hormone D. Prolactin correct answer: A. Progesterone Angie Young is a 32-year-old African-American female who is in excellent health. She has been happily married to her husband Steve for 8 years, and they have two children, Kelsey and Marcus What is Angie's G/P (TPAL)? correct answer: G2P2002 What is the most fertile time for c...

Contemporary Childbirth correct answer: EMPHASIS on family centered childbirth *** Self Care and health promotion EDUCATION TYPE of delivery - home or in hospital? Health Care Provider cont. correct answer: PLACE of delivery Support persons Medication DURING delivery** Method of feeding COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS: Complementary correct answer: any treatment that used in CONJUNCTION** with conventional therapies Alternative correct answer: Used INSTEAD of conve...

The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact? A)Resolving all language and cultural differences B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care C) Providing more extensive women's shelters D)Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet correct answer: B) Assuring earl...