Explain types of electronic monitoring‚ both fetal and UCs: What is it? Advantages / Disadvantages? INTERNAL / DIRECT: Internal fetal monitoring is accomplished with a fetal scalp electrode that is a direct electrocardiogram of the FHR and therefore produces the most accurate FHR tracing having an advantage over the external monitoring. The FSE is attached to the fetus during a vaginal exam and then connected to a fetal monitor. Because the risk of transmission to the fetus is increased by
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NURSING 206 FAMILY HEALTH NURSING LABOR & DELIVERY STUDY GUIDE Identify the four stages of labor and nursing interventions appropriate for each stage. 1st Stage (3.5) The first stage is from the onset of regular uterine contractions to full effacement and dilation of the cervix. It is much longer than the second and third stages combined. Parity is a strong factor in the length of the first stage. Full dilation may occur in less than 1 hour in a woman who has had a lot of pregnancies
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1 FLOWCHARTS PREPARED BY: ANUSHKA NANCOO 2 WHAT IS A FLOWCHART? Maps or graphical representations of a process Illustrates the sequence of operations to be performed to get to the solution of a problem Useful tool for communication 3 USES OF A FLOWCHART To see whether the steps of a process are logical To record the sequence of tasks in a process To uncover problems/miscommunication To define the boundaries of a process Aids in developing a common base knowledge
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STUDENT_________________ HEALTH CARE OF WOMEN Date______________________ Labor And Delivery Assessment Worksheet Patient initials: Age: Marital Status: DOB: Admission Date and Time: Vital Signs: BP T P R Gravida Term Preterm Abortions Living Children LMP EDC GA by dates GA by sonogram Received Prenatal Care? Yes No Where? GA at 1st prenatal visit GA when FHTs first heard Blood Type: Hgb/Hct: Urinalysis: Identified risk factors:
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Ch. 13: Labor and Birth Process Page: 362 1. A woman in her 40th week of pregnancy calls the nurse at the clinic and says she’s not sure whether she is in true or false labor. Which statement by the client would lead the nurse to suspect that the woman is experiencing false labor? A) “I’m feeling contractions mostly in my back.” B) “My contractions are about 6 minutes apart and regular.” C) “The contractions slow down when I walk around.” D) “If I try to talk to my partner during a contraction
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The labor relations process includes managers and unions representing employees’ best interests. If employees are not represented by an union‚ the employer has the opportunity to individually bargain with the employee. The three basic assumptions underlying the labor relations process in the United States includes recognition of the legitimate rights and responsibilities of union and management representatives‚ negotiation of the labor agreement‚ including appropriate strategies‚ tactics‚ and impasse
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MME1 SERVICE DELIVERY PROCESS The Service System The service system comprises the service delivery process and all of the supporting processes that are required in the co-creation of value for the customer. The service system is often the service organization. However‚ the service system can be expanded to include suppliers to whom part of the service delivery process has been outsourced and who therefore can affect the customer’s experience (this is known as business process outsourcing or
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We do have pain protocol‚ and that is just to go by what the patient says. It is patient specific‚ and we don’t have standing orders for pain meds. In our Labor and Delivery‚ 95% get epidurals for pain control. There is not a specific time when they have to get it. I have seen patients get their epidural at 1 cm‚ and I have seen patients get it at 10cm. Most of the doctors feel once the patient ruptures their membranes‚ they can get an epidural because they are going to eventually deliver. The epidural
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Common Flowchart Symbols The process symbol represents a process‚ action‚ or function. It’s the most widely-used symbol in flowcharting. The document symbol represents the input or output of a document. Examples of input are receiving a report‚ email‚ or order. Examples of output are generating a presentation‚ memo‚ or letter. The decision symbol indicates a question to be answered—usually yes/no or true/false. The flowchart path may splinter into different branches depending on the
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paper is to design a flowchart for a process. This paper will select a process that I complete every day but would like to spend less time doing. The flowchart will be designed using an appropriate tool. This flowchart will include comments on the factors that affect the process design. This paper will identify one metric that is needed to measure the process. The flowchart will include data for the identified metric everyday of the work week. Process and Flowchart Tool The process to that I will use
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