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NURS 351 Final exam study guide latest – Nevada State College THE COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM: STUDY GUIDE Chapter 12 1. Structure and functions of placenta • Metabolic function (Respiration, Nutrition, Excretion, Storage) • Endocrine gland function (Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), Human chorionic somatomamotropin (hCS), Progesterone, Maternal Estrogens) • Transport 2. Amniotic fluid (sources, functions) • Amnion and Chorion – the two fetal membranes • Composition • Production of fluid (lungs- 300 to 400 ml per day; urine – 800-1000ml per day) • Fluid removal (fetal swallowing- 500-1000ml per day, fetal membranes- 200-300 ml/day) • Functions: cushioning, thermoregulation, maintenance of fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, facilitates fetal movement, barrier to infection, fetal lungs development, prevents membranes from adhering to the fetus. • The abnormalities: oligohydramnios and polyhydramnios Chapter 13 1. Signs of pregnancy in detail (presumptive, probable, positive) • Presumptive signs (3-20wks gestation) • Probable signs (5-28wks gestation) • Positive signs (5wks gestation to late pregnancy) 2. Essential pregnancy hormones 3. Integumentary system: changes associated with pregnancy • Pruritis • Hyperpigmentation • Sweat and sebaceous glands • Hair and nails - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Chapter 37 1. Overt/covert signs of miscarriage • Overt signs : cramping, bleeding, or passing of the fetus or of fetal tissue • Covert signs: no uterine growth, the absence of fetal heart tones, failure to see a beating fetal heart on ultrasound, declining levels of (hcg 2. Caring for a stillborn infant family, appropriate language • Make sure that parents have time to absorb the news • Provide physical, psychological and spiritual care • Ensure privacy but not isolation • Answer questions and prepare parents for the next step • Offer options • Allot enough time to engage with them without being rushed. • Simple, unambiguous, and consistent language is crucial: o I am so sorry o Would you like to try that o Your baby is beautiful o Do you see any family resemblance? o What a shock this must be for you • Hurtful: o It was not meant to be o It was for the best o You are young, you can have another baby o Over time you will forget your baby ATI – Ch. 1 1. Side effects of oral contraceptives 2. Disadvantages/advantages of calendar method of contraception 3. Female sterilization; bilateral tubal ligation ATI – Ch. 2 1. Infertility assessment, male infertility 2. Know the assisted reproductive technologies 3. Ectopic pregnancy; complications ATI – Ch. 8 1. HIV – details 2. TORCH, signs and symptoms of TORCH infections

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