Exam 1: PRN1831 / PRN 1831
(Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Principles of Maternal Child Health Nursing Study Guide | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A- Rasmussen
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Presumptive signs of pregnancy
Answer:
amenorrhea, nausea, breast tenderness, deepening pigmentation, urinary frequency, quickening (first fetal movement)
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Probable signs of pregnancy
Answer:
blood and urine tests, Chadwick's sign, Goodell's sign, Hegar's sign, McDonalds sign, abdominal enlargement, Braxton hicks, contractions, Ballottement, striae, positive pregnancy test
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Positive signs of pregnancy
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audible fetal heartbeat, fetal movement felt by examiner, ultrasound visualization of fetus
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Category A Drug Categories
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no risk demonstrated to the fetus in any trimester
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Category D Drug Categories
Answer:
Definite fetal risk, but may be given despite risks in life-threatening situations
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When does the fetus have a heartbeat?
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Will be audible with a doppler by 10 -12 weeks, and can be detected with an ultrasound around at 6 1/2 to 7 weeks
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Understand how to provide safe guidance to pregnant patients regarding prescribed medications?
Answer:
Some medications will cross the placenta and affect the developing fetus. All medications should be reviewed by the provider at the start of the pregnancy *Side note*(Folic acid should be started 3 months prior to becoming pregnant in order to have the most preventive effects for Open neural tube defects, and spina bifida)
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What are the functions of the placenta?
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Transfer of nutrients and oxygen to the fetus and the removal of waste producst from the fetus.-protects fetus from pathogens
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What protects the vessels in the umbilical cord from compression?
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The Umbilical cord has two arteries that carry blood away from the fetus and one vein that returns the blood to the fetus. AVA; Artery; Vein; Artery
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Wharton's jelly
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covers, cushions, and protects the cord vessels and keeps the three separated.
- the vessels are coiled within the cord to allow movement and stretching
without restricting circulation
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Normal FHR range?
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110-160 bpm
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Normal physiologic changes in pregnancy
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leaking breast, stuffy nose, nausea/vomiting, constipation, thick white vaginal secretions, dependent edema (that usually resolves when off her feet)
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