Bloom Code Studio

Bloom Code Studio

Review Questions

1. A pregnant person at which age is at increased risk during pregnancy? Select all that apply. 2. What is not a complication associated with chronic hypertension during pregnancy? 3. What medication is not recommended for hypertension during pregnancy due…

Key Terms

adolescent pregnancyone that occurs in persons between 10 and 19 years of ageanemialevel of red blood cells or hemoglobin that is too low to supply enough oxygen to the tissues of the bodyblighted ovumalso known as an anembryonic pregnancy, occurs…

Competency-Based Assessments

1. What aspects of a patient’s health history are essential to collect during the first prenatal visit? 2. Identify subjective data mentioned in the chapter that pregnant patients may provide during the first prenatal visit. 3. How do vital signs…

Reflection Questions

1. Discuss the actions of the nurse when the person who is pregnant informs the nurse they are refusing the speculum examination. 2. Discuss the role of the nurse when the ultrasound at the first prenatal visit reveals an empty…

Check Your Understanding Questions

1. Explain the importance of the genetic history for the patient and the biological father at the first prenatal visit. 2. Explain why prenatal care is important. 3. What is the purpose of the laboratory tests at the first prenatal…

Review Questions

1. The nurse is discussing with the patient what laboratory tests are performed at the first prenatal visit. What tests for sexually transmitted infections does the nurse include in the discussion? Select all that apply. 2. The nurse is determining…

Key Terms

breech presentationwhen the fetal buttocks (or legs) present into the pelvis firstcephalic presentationwhen the fetal head presents into the pelvis firstcervical ripeningsoftening and opening of the cervix as it prepares for laborclinical pelvimetryassessment of the general shape and size of…

What Should the Nurse Do?

Lara, a 32-year-old female eagerly anticipating motherhood, arrives at the obstetrics clinic at St. Mary’s Hospital for a routine prenatal checkup in the second trimester. While her medical history reveals a healthy lifestyle with no underlying medical conditions, Lara expresses…

Reflection Questions

1. How does the physiologic anemia of pregnancy develop? 2. Why does the hypercoagulability state of the pregnant person develop? 3. What is the most important anatomic adaptation the body experiences during pregnancy? Why is this anatomic adaptation the most important? 4.…

Check Your Understanding Questions

1. Discuss the maternal physiologic changes associated with the reproductive system and their causes. 2. Discuss the maternal physiologic changes associated with the cardiovascular system and their causes. 3. Explain the role of progesterone in maintaining the pregnancy. 4. Differentiate…