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What is maternity nursing?
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the care given by the nurse to e expectant family(not mother) before, during, and following birth.
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What does family-centered care recognize?
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the strength and integrity of the family as the core of planning and implementing health care.
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Who was Soranus?
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a greek physician; the father of obstetrics.
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What did Crede do?
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recommended instilling 2% silver nitrate into the eyes of newborns to prevent blindness caused by gonorrhea.
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What is used today to prevent blindness?
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Urethromycin; antibiotic
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What is the ultimate goal of maternal and child nursing?
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to help children and parents obtain and maintain optimal health.
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What did Semmelweis do?
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discovered a relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever and handwashing.
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What is another name for puerperal fever?
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childbed fever.
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What did Pasteur do?
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he picked up where Semmelweis left off and confirmed it.
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What did Lister do?
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he revolutionized surgica practice by introducing antiseptic surgery.
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What did William Harvey do?
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described the circulation of blood.
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What did Peter Chamberlen do?
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invented obstetric forceps; he kept it a family secret though.
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What did William Morton do?
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he was the father of anesthesia.
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What did the Children's Bureau do?
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focused is attention on the porblems of infant mortality and developed a hot lunch program.
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Who was the White House Conference on Children and Youth called by?
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President Roosevelt.
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What is the emphasis on Maternity Care today?
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communication.
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What does case management do?
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finds a way to make a patients stay as short as possible.
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What does a nurse midwife do?
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attents uncomplicated deliveries.
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What is a major goal as a nurse before labor?(cultural consideration?
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identify mother expectations about pregnancy and birth.
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What is culture?
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a body of socially inherited characteristics that one generation hands down to the next.
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What are the 3 leading causes of maternal death?
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hemorrhage
infection PIH(pregnancy induced HTN) |
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What is a blended family?
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2 or more adults livig together and engaged in care and crearing of children.
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What is a nuclear family?
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has a mother, father, and dependent children.
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What does current maternity practice focus on?
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hgh quality family experiences.
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How might a maternity nurse use statistical data?
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to become aware of reproductive trends, to determine populations at risk, to evaluate te quality of prenatal care, or to compare relevant information from state to state and country to country.
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What is diagnosis-related groups?
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a Medicare system that determines payment for a pt's stay based on their diagnosis.
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What does a Pediatric Nurse Practitionor(PNP) do?
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focuses on prevention of illness and maintenance of health rather than the tx of illnss.
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What do Clinical Nurse Specialists do?
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provide care in the hospital or community to specific specialty patients. ex: cardiac, nerological.
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What is the nursing process?
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a series of steps describin the systematic problem-solving approach nurses used to identify, prevent, or treat actual or potential health problems.
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What are the steps to the nursing process?
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Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcome Identification, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation.
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What are the functions of the bony pelvis?
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support and distribute body weight, support and protect pelvic organs, and form the birth passageway.
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What is the best pelvis for giving birth.
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gynecoid pelvis.
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What is mitosis?
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a process of cell division by which the body grows and develops and dead body cells are replaced.
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What are te 46 chromosomes called?
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diploid number of chromosomes.
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What is the process of mitosis in the sperm?
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sprmatogenesis.
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What is the process of mitosis in the ovum?
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oogenesis.
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What is meiosis?
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a process of cell division in which the reproductive cells undergo 2 sequential divisions.
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How many chromosomes are in meiosis?
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23/cell and only 1 sex chromosome.
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What are the 23 chromosomes called?
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haploid number of chromosomes.
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What is fertilization?
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when the sperm and ova unite.
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What is the formation of gametes called in meiosis?
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gametogenesis.
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Where does fertilization occur?
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in the outer third of the fallopian tube, near the ovary.
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What happens to the sperm during fertilization?
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it passes through the cervix and uterus, the into the fallopian tubes.
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What happens after the sperm reaches the ova?
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a chemical change occurs that prevents anymore sperm from entering.
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What determines the sex of a baby?
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the sperm.
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What is the male chromosome?
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xy
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What happens during the transport of the zygote through the fallopian tubes?
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cleavage.
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What is cleavage?
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begins with 2 cells which divide into 4, and then divide into 8.
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What happens when the cells turn into 8?
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blastomere.
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What happens when the cells devide?
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they get smaller and form a solid ball called the morulla.
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When does the morula enter the uterus and how long does it stay there?
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3rd day: for 2-4 days.
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What is teretagen?
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a substance that causes adverse physical effects on the embryo.
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Where does the zygote implant?
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in the upper section of the posterior uterine wall.
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Where do the cells burrow?
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in the prepared lining of the uterus.(endometrium)
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What is the endometrium then called?
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decidua.
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What is trophoblasts?
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the outer layer of the cells.
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After implantaion to the uterus, what is the outer membrane?
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chorion.
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What is the inner membrane?
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amnion.
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What does the amniotic fluid consist of?
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98% water, traces of glucose, protein, lanugo, urine and vernix caseosa.
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What is the pH of amniotic fluid? is is basic or alkalitic?
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7.0-7.25; alkalitic
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What are the purposes of amniotic fluid?
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prevents adherence of the amniotic membrane to fetus or embryo; cushions embryo against injury; maintains constant temperature.
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What happens on the 9th day after fertilization?
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the yolk sac forms in the blastocyst. It functions only during embryonic life and initiates the production of RBC's.
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What takes over after the yolk sac?
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the liver.
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What are the 3 germ layers?
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Ectoderm; mesoderm; endoderm.
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When is organal genesis?
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first 8 weeks of life.
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When can insulin be obtained from the fetus?
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12th week.
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When is the liver the main source of hemoglobin for the fetus?
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20th week.
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What are the main activities of the placenta?
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metabolism; transfer of nourishment and waste; endocrine secretion.
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What serves as the endocrine gland during pregnancy?
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the placenta.
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What hormones does the placenta produce?
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progesterone, estrogen, hCG, and hPL.
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What are the vessels of the umbilical cord?
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2 arteries and 1 vein.
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What did Alexander Gordon do?
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childbed fever.
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What did Oliver Wendell Holmes do?
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wrote the paper about childbed fever.
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What is wharton's jelly?
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it surrounds and protects the blood vessels of the umbilical cord.
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What terminated fetal circulation?
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when the baby is breathed at birth and the cord is clamped.
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Describe week 3 of the milestones?
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size is 2.5mm.
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Describe week 4 of the milestones?
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1st lunar month. measured from crown to rump(CR). 1/2 pea.(3.5-4mm).
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Describe week 6 of the milestones?
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11-13mm.
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Describe week 8 of the milestones?
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2nd lunar month. 30mm.
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Describe week 12 of the milestones?
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measured from crown to heel. can secrete a small amt of urine. it is not an embryo anymore. it is now a fetus.
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Describe week 28 of the milestones?
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7th lunar month. fetus can survive if born.
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Describe week 32 of the milestones?
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8th lunar month. little old man look.
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Describe week 36 of the milestones?
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9th lunar month. appears plump.
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Describe week 40 of the milestones?
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10th lunar month. ready to be born.
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Describe week 42 of the milestones?
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considered term.
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Describe the time over week 42 of the milestones?
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post-due or post-term.
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