Function of placenta - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NCC EFM Practice Questions and Answers Latest Update 2024/2025 (GRADED A+) What are some important factors (risks) to consider when evaluating a fetal heart rate strip? - --*PNLs* (abnormal?) --weight gain/loss --Maternal age --*Gestational age* --*MATERNAL vital signs* --*Membrane status* --*Cervical exam* What are the easiest ways for assessment of maternal oxygenation status? - *Pulse Ox* (& other vital signs, RR) *Blood gas* (if indicated, asthma exacerbation) *Lung soungs* (pneum...

Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care 1 . 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 womens shelters D) Encoura...

NUR 2474 Pharmacology Final Exam The nurse working on a high-acuity medical-surgical unit is prioritizing care for four patients who were just admitted. Which patient should the nurse assess first? a.The NPO patient with a blood glucose level of 80 mg/dL who just received 20 units of 70/30 Novolin insulin b.The patient with a pulse of 58 beats per minute who is about to receive digoxin (Lanoxin) c.The patient with a blood pressure of 136/92 mm Hg who complains of having a headache d.The p...

BIO 251 - Unit Exam 1: Part 1. Questions and Answers. Question 1 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Hormones regulate certain target cell responses. These can include which of the following?  A. Metabolism  B. All of the above are correct.  C. Fluid balance  D. Sexual function  E. Growth and development of tissue Feedback: Good work; your answer is correct! Question 2 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points The function of the placental hormone human placental lactogen (hPL) is to ________. ...

The nurse is caring for a 57-year-old woman who is complaining about gaining so much weight after menopause and suggests that thyroid hormone replacement would help her lose weight and speed up her metabolism. What is the nurses best response? A) Inducing a state of hyperthyroidism would result in weight loss. B) People who are not hypothyroid should not take thyroid hormones. C) People who take thyroid hormones without cause will end up damaging their heart. D) The body compensates for th...

RNAS C Practice Test Review 437 Questions with Verified Answers A capacitor and resisitor in parallel - CORRECT ANSWER will have same voltage across since in parallel. if in series, voltage drops would occur they can be treated together If the absolute pressure of a gas is increased from 3 atm to 4 atm at constant volume, then the absolute temperature of the gas will increase by: A. 25%. B. 33%. C. 67%. D. 75% - CORRECT ANSWER B. Assuming the validity of the Ideal-Gas law, PV = n...

A 30-year-old multiparous woman who has a 3-year-old boy and a newborn girl tells the nurse, "My son is so jealous of my daughter, I don't know how I'll ever manage both children when I get home." How should the nurse respond? A. "Tell the older child that he is a big boy now and should love his new sister." B. "Ask friends and relatives not to bring gifts to the older sibling because you do not want to spoil him." C. "Let the older child stay with his grandparents for the first si...

Latent Phase of Labor - Answer Onset of labor until cervical dilation reaches 4-6 m Long arc rotation - Answer Most commonly performed by babies beginning labor in LOP presentation FHR Variability: controlling system - Answer Parasympathetic/sympathetic nervous system Pudendal Anesthesia Administration - Answer Ideal timing to administer in multip women is at 8-9cm, just before complete dilation, to cover birth and repair Sudden fetal bradycardia in 2nd stage - Answer commonly caused...

HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM: READING COMPREHENSION, CHEMISTRY, GRAMMAR, BIOLOGY, VOCABULARY & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY AND MATH VERSION 2 (With answers) Reading Comprehension Neurologists and biological psychologists have witnessed a sharp increase in the knowledge and understanding of particular structures of the brain over the past two decades. As technology becomes ever more advanced, scientists are able to isolate the functions of even small regions of ...

Relias ED RN A, Complete Test Fall 2022 (answered) What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? 10 mg every 10 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 1 mg every 7 minutes 0.1 mg every 2 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? Diabetes mellitus Cerebral palsy Diabetes Insipidus Myxedema coma Diabetes Insipidus A patient presents after ...