NURS 1230 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NURS 1230 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does the T in TPAL stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Term

-baby born between 38-42 weeks



What does the P in TPAL stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Preterm

-baby born between 20-37 weeks



What does the A in TPAL stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abortion

-any pregnancy that ends before 20 weeks (spontaneous or elective)



What does the L in TPAL stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Living

-number of living children



What is Placenta Abruption? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅premature separation of a normally implanted
placenta



What are the risk factors for placenta abruption? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-prior history

-HTN

-cocaine use

-smokers

-poor nutrition

-abdominal trauma

-hematoma often seen on ultrasound



What are the symptoms of placenta abruption? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-vaginal bleeding

-abdominal pain

-back pain

-uterine tenderness