Joan engebretson - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Table of Contents 1. Maternity Nursing in the Contemporary Health Care System. 2. Theoretical Perspectives on the Childbearing Family. 3. Complementary and Alternative Therapy. 4. Ethics, Laws, and Standards of Care. 5. Promoting Women’s’ Health. 6. Health Care Issues and Common Concerns. 7. Reproduction, Fertility, Infertility, and Family Planning. 8. Genetics and Genetic Counseling. 9. Normal Pregnancy. 10. Nursing Care of the Pregnant Woman. 11. Management and Nursing Care of H...

Discharge teaching for a child with celiac disease would include instructions about avoiding which of the following? o A. Rice o B. Milk o C. Wheat o D. Chicken Correct Correct Answer: C. Wheat Children with celiac disease cannot tolerate or digest gluten. Therefore, because of its gluten content, wheat and wheat-containing products must be avoided. • Option A: Rice is one of the most popular gluten-free grains for people with celiac disease. Many gluten-free packaged goods are...

The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought information about conceiving. The couple asks the nurse to explain when ovulation usually occurs. Which statement by the nurse is correct? o A. Two weeks before menstruation. o B. Immediately after menstruation. o C. Immediately before menstruation. o D. Three weeks before menstruation. Correct Correct Answer: A. Two weeks before menstruation Ovulation occurs 14 days before the first day of the menstrual period (A). Although ovulatio...

Mechanism of labor, also known as the cardinal movements, refers to the sequencing of events involved in posturing and positioning that allows the baby to find the easiest to come out of the birth canal. Arrange the following mechanisms of labor in the order during the course of labor and fetal delivery. View Answers: o Flexion o Engagement o Descent o Internal rotation o Expulsion o Extension o External rotation Correct The correct order is shown above. The mechanism of fetal deliv...

A newborn who has an asymmetrical Moro reflex response should be further assessed for which of the following? o A. Talipes equinovarus o B. Fractured clavicle o C. Congenital hypothyroidism o D. Increased intracranial pressure Correct Correct Answer: B. Fractured clavicle A fractured clavicle would prevent the normal Moro response of symmetrical sequential extension and abduction of the arms followed by flexion and adduction. • Option A: In talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) the fo...