Preparation for parenthood & expectant antepartal – 8 questions
Preparing for pregnancy, antepartum care & nursing assessment
Cultural considerations – 1
Prioritization of care – 1
Prenatal Education – 3
Things you can/cannot do while pregnant (ie: exercise, sexual activity,
medications, teratogens); what to expect at appts, things to do to promote a
healthy pregnancy (exercise, nutrition/diet, support, physician visits etc)
Discomforts of pregnancy – 3
What would you expect with pregnancy? Normal findings? Normal
discomforts? Ways to relieve normal discomforts (how to relieve back ache,
nausea etc)
Assessment of fetal development & well being – 10 questions
Nutrition & dietary recommendation - 3
What is recommended? Why? What foods provide vitamins/minerals etc (folic
acid, iron, calcium, sources of protein etc)
Fetal development – 2
Developmental milestones (organ development- wk 8, viability – 23-24 wk)
Antepartum testing – 4
Difference between CVS and amniocentesis – how many weeks? Which is
recommended earlier in gestation vs later? Why? How can we assess fetal well-being at
different stages of pregnancy?
High risk antepartum – 32 questions
Special populations - 3
AMA & adolescent – what are the risk factors? what education is provided?
Genetic testing – who should do it/who is at increased risk? why is it done?
Domestic violence
Infections, preexisting & concurrent disorders - 7
Diabetes Mellitus – 5
Expected findings, importance of strict glucose control, complications, risk
factors
Congestive heart disease – expected findings and complications
HIV – management during pregnancy
Complications of pregnancy – 18 questions
Pre-term labor – 4
Risks, treatment options and medications, signs/symptoms
Preterm rupture of membranes – 2
Risks, possible complications, medications
Pre-eclampsia – 4
Signs/symptoms, indication of worsening disease
Magnesium Administration – 2
Signs/symptoms of toxicity, usages for medication, goal of treatment
Hyperemesis gravidarum – 1
What is it, what is the treatment
Bleeding in pregnancy – 3
Gestational trophoblastic disease (molar pregnancy) – management and risks
Abortions – management of care
Ectopic pregnancy – signs/symptoms, management
Isoimmune disease -1
Fetal demise – 1
Placental complications – 4 questions
Management, contraindications for treatment, signs/symptoms, risk factors