Pn 131 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PN 131 INTRAPARTUM COMPLICATIONS TEST 2...

You're assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: heart rate 130, pink body and hands with cyanotic feet, weak cry, flexion of the arms and legs, active movement and crying when stimulated. What is your patient's APGAR score?* A. APGAR 9 B. APGAR 10 C. APGAR 8 D. APGAR 5  C: APGAR 8.....A: 1, P: 2, G, 2, A: 2, R: 1 You're assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, yo...

PN 131 NEWBORN EXAM...

Neonatal Transition to Extrauterine Life  Phase 1: Period of reactivity, 0-30 minutes after birth Phase 2: Decreased responsiveness, 30 minutes to 2 hours after birth Phase 3: Second period of reactivity, 2 to 8 hours after birth Immediate care after birth  -Airway maintenance #1 -Maintaining body temperature #2 -Immediate interventions -Eye prophylaxis -Vitamin K prophylaxis -Promoting parent-infant interaction -Apgar scoring (1 min & 5 min) and initial assessment Physical Ass...

prenatal ultrasound  To evaluate baby's growth and development. Evaluates for possible problems and diagnose. Done during first tri to confirm pregnancy. Done during second tri to show anatomic details. amniocentesis  needle puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid for analysis. Can induce miscarriage in early pregnancy. RhoGAM  Used to prevent an immune response to Rh positive blood in people with an Rh negative blood type. Mother negative baby positive. ...

PN 131 WOMEN'S INFECTION TEST 5...

PN 131 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS...

PN 131 TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE...

Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)  Usually caused by strains of Staphylococcus aureus toxins that can produce shock, coagulation defects, and tissue damage if they enter the bloodstream Toxic shock is cause by  Use of high-absorbency tampons Use of a diaphragm or cervical cap for contraception Toxic shock S/S  Sudden spiking fever Flulike symptoms Hypotension Generalized rash that resembles a sunburn Skin peeling from palms of hands and soles of feet after 1 to 2 weeks of the illne...