Complete the following items with detailed and descriptive responses for all the chapters:
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Leifer: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 8th Edition
Chapter 05: Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Pregnancy
- Identify the danger signs during pregnancy.
- What are the treatment and intervention procedures after a recurrent abortion?
- Identify the three courses of treatment when treating a patient with an ectopic pregnancy.
- Describe difference between and treatment for placental abruption and placenta previa.
- Summarize the care for the pregnant woman with excessive bleeding.
- What is isoimmunization?
- Medical therapy during pregnancy for the patient with gestational diabetes mellitus should include what interventions?
- Summarize the types of hypertension experienced during pregnancy, signs and symptoms and treatments.
- Explain the acronym TORCH for describing fetal or newborn infections.
- If a woman confides that she is being abused during pregnancy, what procedures must be followed?
Chapter 06: Nursing Care of Mother and Infant During Labor and Birth
- Describe the role of the father and/or partner in labor and delivery.
- Compare the advantages of a hospital-based birth setting and a freestanding birth center.
- Identify the four interrelated components, often called the “four Ps,” that make up the process of labor and birth.
- List and describe the phases of contractions.
- When do the signs and symptoms of impending labor begin?
- During late pregnancy, what are the general guidelines regarding when the woman should be instructed to go to the hospital?
- What is the key distinction between true labor and false labor?
- What is an amniotomy?
- Nursing care during the fourth stage of labor includes what general care?
- Summarize the initial care of the newborn.
Chapter 07: Nursing Management of Pain During Labor and Birth
- What topics would you expect to cover in a childbirth preparation class?
- How does childbirth pain differ from other types of pain?
- Explain the difference between pain threshold and pain tolerance.
- Why do laboring women often tolerate more pain than they would otherwise?
- Why are there limitations of pharmacological methods of pain management in the birthing process?
- List and describe the types of anesthesia for childbirth.
- Under what conditions would an epidural block not be used?
- Describe the positioning of the woman and the administration of a subarachnoid (spinal) block.
- What is a blood patch, and when is it used?
- Identify the important admission assessments related to pharmacological pain management.
Chapter 09: The Family After Birth
- Why do families who have twins face different challenges?
- What is lochia, and how does it change during the early postpartum period?
- Describe the changes in the cervix after birth.
- The acronym REEDA helps the nurse remember what signs when assessing the perineum?
- Explain how and when ovulation and menstruation return after birth.
- Identify the measures that are used to help a woman void her bladder after birth.
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