NUR 406 Exam 9 - Answer late decels in HR 2. treatment for supin...

NUR 406 Exam 9

• how does supine hypotension affect the fetus?

Answer late decels in HR

• treatment for supine hypotension

Answer turn mom to left side

• function of hormone relaxin

Answer causes lordosis - relaxes symphyseal/sacroiliac joints

• what are the calcium recommendations for a pregnant woman?

Answer increased by 0.4g/day

• what is diactasis recti

Answer separation of large abdominal muscles

• hormone(s) produced by anterior pituitary and function

Answer prolactin - milk pro- duction

• hormone(s) produced by posterior pituitary and function

Answer oxytocin (release of breast milk) and vasopressin (antidiuretic/vasoconstrictor)

• when should an expecting mother get their first prenatal exam? 1 / 3

~10 weeks

9. GTPAL

Answer G = gravida

T = # term preg (37 weeks or more) P = premature (20-37 weeks) A = abortions L = living children

• Emma is pregnant for the 3rd time. She has twins at home born at term, has lost one child

at 24 weeks, and is 32 weeks pregnant now. What is her GTPAL?

Answer G = 3

T = 2 P = 1 A = 1 L = 2

• what value indicates the mother is immune to rubella from the titer?

Answer 1-10

• what is the QUAD screen? Wnen is it done? Is it definitive?

Answer tests for NTD and congenital anomalies. Done between 15-20 weeks. Not diagnostic

• How often should mom get routine exams?

Answer 1st 20 weeks = monthly 28-36 weeks = Q2weeks 36+weeks = weekly

• normal weight gain for pregnancy 2 / 3

25-35lb

• s/s of preeclampsia

Answer swelling in face/fingers HTN protenuria

• when is urinary frequency most common during pregnancy

Answer 1st and 3rd trimesters

• how much fluid should mom get per day

Answer 64oz

• is it safe for mom's to use baking soda for heartburn?

Answer NO --- no alka seltzer

• what is the best med for mom to take for pyrosis (heartburn)

Answer maalox, because it has magnesium and aluminum

• how can mom treat her varicosities (varicose veins)?

Answer rest with hips/legs elevated

• what hormone causes low back ache?

Answer relaxin --- causes lordosis

• what is an exercise that helps with low back pain?
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