NUR2633 Maternal Child Health Nursing |Maternal Child Health Final Exam Exam 1

Maternal Child Health Final Exam Exam 1  Quickening: o Maternal awareness of fetal movement  17-20 weeks  Toxoplasmosis: o Associated with the consumption of infested undercooked meat and poor hand washing after handling cat litter  Educate on having someone else change the cat’s litter pan and to avoid consuming uncooked meat  Blood Volume: o Because of the increase in plasma the hematocrit will appear low, especially at 32-34 weeks gestation. A hemoglobin of 11.2 and hematocrit of 38% would be considered normal  Natural Family Planning: o Identifying the fertile time during the cycle and using abstinence or other contraceptive methods during the fertile period requires motivation and considerable counseling  IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) o Nurse should routinely screen all of their patients. Using words such as, “do you feel safe in your current environment and relationships?”  Recreational Drugs o The use of these drugs can harm the fetus, causing miscarriage/spontaneous abortion and low birth weight  First Prenatal Visit (3) o The patient has appropriate questions for her potential provider that include:  The opportunity to use complementary and alternative methods during labor and birth  And opportunity to meet other providers in the practice  The health care provider’s beliefs and practices concerning epidural anesthesia the routine use of episiotomy  Quadruple Screen: o Screening test to determine birth defects  Screens for 4 pregnancy hormones 1  Normal Results o Usually done between the 15th and 22nd week  Most accurate between the 16th and 18th week o Abnormal result does NOT