Family Health in Nursing

Naegele's Rule estimates the date of delivery. The formula is determine the 1st day of the last normal menstrual period (LNMP), then count backwards 3 months and add 7 days.

Use Naegele's Rule to determine the estimated date of delivery. Patients first date of LNMP was September 27, 2016. (Type answer in the same way as the date I just gave you..) The estimated date of delivery is [blank_start]July 4, 2017[blank_end]

Status of a mother is described using GP/TAL. This stands for: gravida, primigravida, para, preterm, term, abortion, living.

What is a child born before 24 weeks?

What is a child delivered after 24 weeks?

What is a pregnancy between 38-42 weeks?

What is a pregnancy between 24-38 weeks?

Supine hypotension crisis (aka vena cava syndrome) which typically occurs when a pregnant woman is lying on her back can be treated by teaching the mother to lie on her _________ side.

An adequate daily intake of folic acid is ideal for pregnant women. The recommended amount is _____ mcg.

In placenta previa, bleeding is [blank_start]bright red[blank_end] and vaginal bleeding is [blank_start]painless[blank_end].

In abruptio placenta, bleeding is mostly [blank_start]dark red[blank_end] and accompanied by [blank_start]abdominal or lower back pain[blank_end].

Full dilation is [blank_start]10[blank_end] cm.

Stages of labour: What stage involves dilation & effacement and can last up to 20 hours? It involves the latent phase (up to 4 cm dilated), the active phase (4-7 cm dilated, can have meds) and the transition phase (7-10 cm dilated)..

Stages of labour: What stage involves complete dilation and ends with the expulsion of the fetus?

Stages of labour: What stage involves the expulsion of the placenta?

Stages of labour: What stage involves recovery of the mother, with the uterus at or below the umbilicus?

Post-partum assessment of mother is done using acronym BUBBLHE (breasts, uterus, bowel, bladder, lochia, Homan's, episiotomy).

Newborns are assessed at 1 & 5 mins. after birth using APGAR (appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration). If they score between 4-8 at 1 min old, the nurse should __________________________ to stimulate for the next check.

Normal range for an infant's apical pulse is _________ beats per minute.

The fundus is [blank_start]not palpable[blank_end] on 10 days postpartum.