obstetric,geriatric emergency care

Which period of gestation does the 3rd trimester represent?

• 29-40 weeks

• 28-40 weeks

• 30-41 weeks

• 27-39 weeks

At 22 weeks gestation where would you expect to find the uterine fundus?

• Umbilicus

• Xiphisternum

• Symphysis pubis

• Halfway between umbilicus and xiphisternum

Which period of gestation does the 1st trimester represent?

• 1-12 weeks

• 1-10 weeks

• 1-13 weeks

• 1-11 weeks

The term geriatric refers to

• Adult patients in nursing homes

• Any adult patient who is 65 or older

• Nursing home patients over 65

• Adult patients 85 or older

The lack of _______________________ can lead nurses, who care for older adult patients, to preconceptions, or bias, or prejudice in their attitudes toward their patients. 

• Patient History

• Medical Knowledge

• Psychiatric Competence

• Cultural Competence

Long term inhaled corticosteriod therapy to treat asthma has been implicated in increased incidence of:

• Preeclampsia

• Preterm labor

• Respiratory distress in infants at birth

• seizure

The current AWHONN (American Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Gynecologic Nurses) recommendations for umbilical cord cleaning are initially:

• Providone-iodine

• Alcohol swabs

• Sterile water and then plain water

• flavin iodine