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MAMC exam 9 nursing care during labor & birth

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show small functional room for labor moved to delivery area transferred to recovery area to postpartum unit  
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show safe  
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show impersonal multiple moves uncomfortable for mother disrupts family's time together separate parents & infant  
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show one setting for labor, delivery, recovery remain in LDR for 1-2 hours  
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advantages of LDR   show
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show family may regard technologic components as disadvantages  
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show similar to LDR not transferred to a postpartum unit after recovery  
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show support person encouraged stays with the mother and infant sleeping equipment may be provided  
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show designed to provide maternity care to low-risk women outside the hospital setting birth often by certified nurse midwife  
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show less expensive safe and home-like setting for low-risk  
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show not equipped for major obstetric emergencies  
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show keeps family together in own environment  
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show long transfer time to hospital in an emergency  
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guidelines for reporting to a birthing facility   show
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contraction guidelines for reporting   show
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show important for l&d shapes values, their expectations of birth & response to it knowledge provides framework to assess & care for woman & family  
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show father usually not present stoic response to pain side-lying position preferred  
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show squat for birth prefer female attendants  
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show natural childbirth methods used female relatives present as caregivers  
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show father not present female caregivers & support people present at birth  
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show stoic about pain until 2nd stage father & female relatives present  
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show bury placenta for good luck  
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show cervix thins & dilates supine hypotension depth & resp rate increase, hyperventilation may occur reduced sensation of a full bladder decreased GI motility may result in N/V clotting factors increased even higher  
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show placental circulation - compression by uterine muscle, the maternal supply to placenta decreases cardiovascular - reflect normal labor effects or suggest fetal intolerance pulmonary - lung fluid must be cleared to allow normal breathing after birth  
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4 Ps: components of the birth process   show
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show involuntary uterine contractions which cause the cervix to open and that propel the fetus downward through the birth canal  
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show responsible for effacement and dilation of the cervix  
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secondary powers   show
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show coordinated uterine contractions are the primary powers of labor during the first stage involuntary  
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show effacement dilation  
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show thinning of the cervix & is described as a percentage of the original length of the cervix  
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show enlargement or widening of the opening of the cervix & the cervical canal. increases from less than 1cm - 10cm  
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characteristics of contractions   show
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hypertonic contractions (tachysystole)   show
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show when cervix fully dilated the combination of contractions & the maternal pushing propel the baby downward through the pelvis  
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show maternal exhaustion epidural anesthesia some women may want to push prematurely due to fetal head causing rectal pressure  
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show bony pelvis and the soft tissue of the pelvis and perineum  
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show false pelvis true pelvis  
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soft tissues of the passage   show
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show includes the fetus along with the placenta and membranes  
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fetal lie   show
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most common fetal lie   show
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show relationship of fetal body parts to one another  
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ideal fetal attitude   show
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the psyche   show
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contractions of TRUE labor   show
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show cervix softens, effaces, dilates fetus descends into the pelvis  
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show rarely follow a pattern vary in length & intensity frequently stop with ambulation & position changes & eventually stop with relaxation interventions discomfort in ABD & groin  
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show cervix doesn't change no significant change in fetal position  
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show fetal heart tones maternal VS presence & frequency of contractions  
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fetal condition   show
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confirm ruptured membranes with   show
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signs of impending birth   show
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what to do if birth imminent   show
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process of childbirth   show
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stages of labor   show
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precipitous labor   show
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show labor begins abruptly & intensifies quickly contractions may be frequent & intense  
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show uterine rupture cervical/vaginal lacerations & hematoma amniotic fluid embolism postpartum hemorrhage abruptio placentae can be associated  
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fetal risks of precipitous labor   show
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external devics for EFM   show
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internal devices for EFM   show
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nursing response to reassuring to monitor patterns   show
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show repositioning usually first response, may require several changes before pattern improves amnioinfusion may be used to increase the fluid around the fetus & cushion the cord  
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show initially treated by measures to increase maternal oxygenation & blodd flow to the placenta - repositioning usually first IV fluid bolus of NS or LR per SOP to increase placental perfusion  
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show O2 at 8-10L/min per SFM stop Pitocin if it's infusing treat hypertonic contractions with terbutaline if ordered notify the doctor of any non-reassuring fetal pattern  
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