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2026l Update)l Familyl Nursingl –l OB/l Pediatricl Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Herzing
Q:l Weightl gainl inl pregnancy
Answer:
·l Al womanl whol isl underweightl beforel pregnancyl orl whol hasl al lowl maternall weightl gainl patternl shouldl bel monitoredl carefullyl becausel shel isl atl riskl ofl givingl birthl tol al low-birth-weightl infantl (lighterl thanl 2,500l gl orl 5.5l lb).
Encouragel thel womanl tol eatl snacksl thatl arel highl inl caloriesl suchl asl nuts,l peanutl butter,l milkshakes,l cheese,l fruit,l yogurt,l &l icel cream.
Q:l Indigestion-3rdl trimester
Answer:
Avoidl spicyl orl greasyl foodsl andl eatl smalll frequentl meals.·l Sleepl onl severall pillowsl sol thatl yourl headl isl elevatedl 30l degrees.·l Stopl smokingl &l avoidl caffeinatedl drinksl tol reducel stimulation.·l Avoidl lyingl downl forl atl leastl threel hrsl afterl meals.·l Tryl drinkingl sipsl ofl waterl tol reducel burningl sensation.·l Avoidl foodsl thatl triggerl symptoms—friedl foods,l citrus,l soda,l chocolate
Q:l Exercise-preparel forl labor
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Answer:
·l Atl leastl 30l minl ofl moderate-intensel physicall activityl dailyl isl recommended.
Federall physicall activityl guidelinesl recommendl atl leastl 150l minutesl ofl moderate- intensityl exercisel perl weekl duringl pregnancy
Q:l Pregnancy-airl travel
Answer:
Isl generallyl safel forl thel pregnantl womanl upl tol 36l weeksl ofl gestation.l
Thel womanl shouldl bel counseledl tol avoidl longl periodsl ofl sittingl becausel ofl thel riskl ofl developingl thromboembolism
Q:l Vaginall Examination
Answer:
Afterl donningl sterilel gloves,l thel examinerl insertsl theirl indexl andl middlel fingersl intol thel vaginall introitus.l Next,l thel cervixl isl palpatedl tol assessl dilation,l effacement,l andl positionl (e.g.,l posteriorl orl anterior).l Ifl thel cervixl isl openl tol anyl degree,l thel presentingl fetall part,l fetall position,l station,l andl presencel ofl moldingl canl bel assessed.l Inl addition,l thel membranesl canl bel evaluatedl andl describedl asl intact,l bulging,l orl ruptured.
Q:l Rupturel ofl Membranes
Answer:
Whenl membranesl rupture,l thel priorityl focusl shouldl bel onl assessingl fetall heartl ratel (FHR)l firstl tol identifyl al deceleration,l whichl mightl indicatel cordl compressionl secondaryl tol cordl prolapse.
Ifl thel membranesl arel rupturedl whenl thel womanl comesl tol thel hospital,l thel (HCP)l shouldl ascertainl whenl thisl occurred.
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Q:l Foodl inl labor
Answer:
Maternall physiologicl responsesl inl laborl includel decreasedl gastricl motilityl &l decreasedl foodl absorption,l whichl mayl increasel thel riskl ofl nauseal &l vomitingl duringl thel transitionl stagel ofl labor.l Gastricl emptyingl &l gastricl pHl decrease,l whichl increasesl thel riskl ofl vomitingl &l aspiration.
Q:l Pitocin
Answer:
Syntheticl oxytocinl (Pitocin)l isl alsol usedl tol inducel orl augmentl laborl byl stimulatingl uterinel contractions.
Itl isl administeredl piggybackedl intol thel primaryl IVl linel w/l anl infusionl pumpl titratedl tol uterinel activity.
Thel mostl commonl adversel effectl ofl oxytocinl isl uterinel hyperstimulation,l leadingl tol fetall compromisel &l impairedl oxygenation
Symptomsl tol watchl forl includel headachel &l vomiting.
Q:l Assessmentsl afterl delivery
Answer:
Duringl thel firstl hrl afterl birth,l vitall signsl arel takenl everyl 15l min,l thenl everyl 30l minl forl thel nextl hrl ifl needed
.l Al decreasel mayl indicatel uterinel hemorrhage;l anl elevationl mightl suggestl preeclampsia.
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