Involution of uterus Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Medication administered for meconium aspiration in neonate - Answer-Beractant (survanta) Spina Bifida occulta - Answer-Gap in spine, without spinal opening or sac protrusion Craniosynostosis - Answer-Premature fusion of cranial sutures. Absence of fontanels, misshapen head that doesn't resolve in a few days, and hard raised ridge along affected sutures. Diaphragmatic hernia in neonate - Answer-Scaphoid abdomen and decreased left breath sounds. Tx:immediate intubation and insertion of oroga...

Medication administered for meconium aspiration in neonate - Answer-Beractant (survanta) Spina Bifida occulta - Answer-Gap in spine, without spinal opening or sac protrusion Craniosynostosis - Answer-Premature fusion of cranial sutures. Absence of fontanels, misshapen head that doesn't resolve in a few days, and hard raised ridge along affected sutures. Diaphragmatic hernia in neonate - Answer-Scaphoid abdomen and decreased left breath sounds. Tx:immediate intubation and insertion of o...

A woman gave birth to an infant boy 10 hours ago. Where does the nurse expect to locate this woman's fundus? a. Midway between the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis b. 2 centimeters below the umbilicus c. Nonpalpable abdominally d. 1 centimeter above the umbilicus - correct answer D Within 12 hours the fundus can rise to approximately 1 cm above the umbilicus. By 24 hours after birth the uterus is about the same size as it was at 20 weeks of gestation. The fundus descends 1 to 2cm e...

Chapter 17: Postpartum Physiologic Adaptations Involution of Uterus Correct Answer contraction of muscle - controls bleeding from site of placental attachment - decreases size of uterus catabolism-converting cells into simpler compounds - reduction in cell size - byproducts are excreted in urine regeneration of uterine epithelium - first layer: decidua - basal layer - endometrial layer Descent of Uterine Fundus Correct Answer assess uterine fundal height subinvolution can cause P...

Puerperium - Another word for postpartum Postpartum - A period of physical and psychological/emotional adjustment following birth. How long does it take a woman's body to return to it's pre-pregnant state? - 6 weeks: vaginal 8 weeks: c-section Involution - The process of the uterus returning to its pre-pregnant state. How long does it take for the uterus to involution by half? - Uterus reduces its size by half immediately following delivery of placenta

Postpartum ATI Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the fourth stage of labor? The maternal recovery period starting with the delivery of the placenta and lasts from 1-4 hours. This is when parent-newborn bonding should start to occur. 1) What is the main of of goal during the immediate postpartum period? 2) What are the other goals during this time? 1) Prevent postpartum hemorrhage. 2) Assist in pt's recovery, identify deviations in expected recovery process, provide comfort measures & pha...

PP warning signs - -Bright red bleeding -Temperature> 100.4 F -Chills, flu-like symptoms -Excessive pain (worse since birth) -Reddened of warm areas of the breast -Reddened or gapping perineal repair, foul-smelling lochia -Inability to urinate; dysuria, urgency -Calf pain, tenderness, redness, swelling -Feelings of hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, or harming infant *1hr saturating a maxi pad AND/OR Golf ball sized clots ABSOLUTELY NO TAMPONS - risk for TSS common PP complications -...

N326 Final Exam Practice Questions with Answers A nurse is performing a fundal assessment for a client who is 2 days postpartum and observes the perineal pad for lochia. The pad is saturated approximately 12 cm with lochia that is bright red and contains small clots. Which of the following findings should the nurse document? A. Moderate lochia rubra B. Excessive lochia serosa C. Light lochia rubra D. Scant lochia serosa - Answer-A. Moderate lochia rubra During ambulation to the bathr...

Puerperium Post partum, after the birth of the baby until the reproductive organs return to their normal nonpregnant state Uterine involution going from larger size (melon size back down to pear size and back down into pelvic cavity)...process of uterus contracting and shrinking back down in size, going to take days to weeks. Factors that retard uterine involution - Precipitous (really quick)or prolonged (because uterus is tired, working very hard and it is hard for muscle to keep working ) la...

RNC-MNN Study Questions/NCC Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN) Practice Tests & Test Prep Answered 2023/2024. Eve is 2 days postpartum. During palpation, where would you normally expect to find her fundus? a. at the level of the umbilicus b. 2 fingers below umbilicus c. 5 fingers below umbilicus d. non-palpable at this time b. 2 fingers below umbilicus Keisha delivered her third child about 24 hours ago. She begins to c/o severe uterine cramping while breastfeeding. She is experiencin...