Objectives: 1. To be able to apply in practice the knowledge acquired in providing nursing care for a client with uterine atony. 2. To learn and improve our knowledge in giving nursing care to patient with postpartal hemorrhage. 3. To come up with health teaching necessary for patient with postpartal hemorrhage. Case Scenario: Mrs. Angela Simons‚ 36 years old‚ G8 P7‚ was rushed to the hospital because of active labor. She had a prolonged and difficult labor. During the first hour of her postpartum
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Medical Jargon A abduction - to move a limb or some other body part away from the midline of the body ABG - arterial blood gas reading acetaminophen - a nonsalicylate analgesic-antipyretic (Tylenol) ACE - angiotension-converting enzyme ACLS - advanced cardiac life support; includes electricity (defibrillator) and drugs for life threatening arrhythmias acidotic - abnormally high acidity of body fluids and tissues acute - sudden‚ intense flare-up adenosine - a drug used to help a patient
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Blood pressure From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For information about high blood pressure‚ see Hypertension. |Blood pressure | |Diagnostics | |[pic] | |A sphygmomanometer‚ a device used for measuring arterial pressure. | |MeSH |D001795
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM Introduction According to Eagleman (2011) that despite the known catastrophic effects on health of smoking‚ profits from tobacco continue to soar and sales of cigarettes have increased: they have risen from 5‚000 billion sticks a year in the 1990s to 5‚900 billion a year in 2009. They now kill more people annually than alcohol‚ Aids‚ car accidents‚ illegal drugs‚ murders and suicides combined. According to the National Nutrition and Health survey that cigarette smoking
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Nursing Assessment of the Postpartum Patient Date of data collection:___13 November 2014___ Patient initials _K.M.___ Age__28_ PP day _1__ (# days since delivery- 0‚ 1‚2 3‚ etc) Grav _4__ Para _3__ Term _3__ Preterm _0___ Ab_0__ LC___ Weeks gestation @ delivery (via EDC) _39.2____ Weeks gestation at delivery (from neonatal maturity rating/Ballard exam):_ 40_____ Date/time of delivery _12 Nov. / 1640_________ Labor onset - induced or spontaneous (circle one) If induced: indication (why)
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1. Prior to discontinuing the IV Pitocin (oxytocin)‚ which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain? A) Vital signs. Feedback: INCORRECT Vital sign assessment is important prior to discontinuing the Lactated Ringer’s since the primary IV contributes to the maintenance of cardiovascular stability. B) Vaginal discharge. Feedback: INCORRECT Expulsion of minimal bright red vaginal discharge is normal after delivery. It is difficult for the nurse to ascertain client stability merely
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increased risk of preterm labor and delivery. * An "insufficient" or weakened cervix‚ also called cervical incompetence * Birth defects of the uterus * History of preterm delivery * Poor nutrition right before or during pregnancy * Preeclampsia -- the development of high blood pressure and protein in the urine after the 20th week of pregnancy * Premature rupture of the membranes Other factors of preterm delivery include age (below 16 of age and older than 35)‚ lack of prenatal care
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Postpartum Hemorrhage * Overview * Workup * Treatment Updated: Dec 20‚ 2012 * ------------------------------------------------- Background * ------------------------------------------------- Problem * ------------------------------------------------- Epidemiology * ------------------------------------------------- Etiology * ------------------------------------------------- Prevention * ------------------------------------------------- Pathophysiology
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BMC Public Health Research article BioMed Central Open Access Effect of Body Mass Index on pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women delivering singleton babies Sohinee Bhattacharya*1‚ Doris M Campbell2‚ William A Liston3 and Siladitya Bhattacharya2 Address: 1Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health‚ Aberdeen Maternity Hospital‚ Aberdeen‚ AB25 2ZD‚ UK‚ 2Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology‚ Aberdeen Maternity Hospital‚ Foresterhill‚ Aberdeen‚ AB25 2ZD‚ UK and 3The Simpson Centre
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THE NEWBORN WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS A preterm infant is usually defined as a live-born infant born before the end of week 37 of gestation; another criterion is a weight of less than 2‚500 grams (5lb 8oz) at birth I. INCIDENCE Occurs approximately 7% of live births of white infants‚ in Afro-American infants the rate is doubled 14% (Thilo & Rosenberg‚ 2003) CAUSES/FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PRETERM BIRTHS 1. Low socio-economic status 2. Poor nutritional status 3. Lack of prenatal care 4
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