INP Session 4 – Maternity Exam Questions With Correct Answers

INP Session 4 – Maternity Exam Questions With Correct Answers What are some factors to consider when looking at cultural influences? - answerHealth Beliefs Values Practices Interpreter Dietary practices What are the 4 stages of labour and delivery? - answer1. Onset of contractions until 10 cm or full dilation 2. Delivery of baby 3. Delivery of placenta 4. First 2 hours postpartum What is SVD? - answerspontaneous vaginal delivery (ideal) What are some alternatives to SVD? - answerForceps Vacuum Cesarean or C-section Perineum (episiotomies, tears) What is an en caul delivery? - answerwhen the infant is born inside the entire amniotic sac Desribe the postpartum changes in the mother in regards to breasts. - answerEngorgement (takes 72 hours for milk to form) Nursing Care Nipple Care: sore, crac, bleed Desribe the postpartum changes in the mother in regards to uterus. - answerInvolution Uterine lining EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 30, 2024 11:26 AM Afterpains Descent of uterine fundus Desribe the postpartum changes in the mother in regards to cervix perineum. - answerEpisiotomy REEDA ax (Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge, Approximation) Desribe the postpartum changes in the mother in regards to lochia. - answerRubra Serosa Alba Desribe the postpartum changes in the mother in regards to the cardiovascular system. - answer-During pregnancy: CO and BV have a 50% increase -Increased risk of coagulation due to plasminogen and antiplasmin concentration rise -Blood values: inc WBC due to stress/pain, dec HGB -Chills due to increased adrenaline -Orthostatic hypotension due to blood and fluid loss/adjustment Desribe the postpartum changes in the mother in regards to the urinary system. - answerFull bladder can displace uterus and lead to postpartum hemorrhage Increased risk of UTI due to inability to fully empty Decreased bladder tone and sensation to void Diuresis Desribe the postpartum changes in the mother in regards to the GI system. - answerConstipation is common Desribe the postpartum changes in the mother in regards to the integumentary system. - answerHyperpigmentation of the skin changes as hormone levels decrease Linea nigra disappears (vertical line on pregnant belly) Striae fade to silver Desribe the postpartum changes in the mother in regards to the musculoskeletal system. - answerDiastasis recti Hypermobility of joints Exercies: head lift, pelvi lift, kegel exercises and abd m