Evolve Adaptive Quizzing Questions And Answers

Effleurage {Ans: Light, continuous-stroking massage movement applied with fingers and palms in a slow and rhythmic manner done during 1st stage of labor to distract from pain}How should a first trimester mom-to-be prepare for an ultrasound? {Ans: Don't pee for an hour—a distended bladder helps visualize the uterus}What are the 3 parts of the first stage of delivery (dilation)? {Ans: 0-3cm: LATENT 4-7cm: ACTIVE 8-10cm: TRANSITION (most pain)}What should nurse do FIRST after an SROM? {Ans: SROM = spontaneous rupture of membranes Check fetal monitor to see how baby tolerated ROM—cord may become compressed w/ ROM}What lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio indicates fetal lung maturity? {Ans: 2:1}Appropriate rate of weight gain throughout pregnancy for a normal-BMI woman {Ans: 2.2 to 5.5 lb (1 to 2.5 kg) over 1st 12 weeks (1st trim.) Then approximately 1 lb (0.45 kg) per week until birth}Hyperemesis is associated w/ high levels of what hormone? {Ans: chorionic gonadotropin}What are the 3 stages of labor? {Ans: 1st: 0-10cm dilation 2nd: full cervical dilation to delivery 3rd: delivery of baby to placental delivery 4th: postpartum}How long does lochia rubra stage last? {Ans: ~7 days}Why is an IV fluid bolus given