Sunday, September 23, 2007

Week 2 Clinical


Monday OB/Gyn/Mat

Got LPN Manual and check obtain OB history and monitor patient in labor. Always remember that child and mother are the focus.
ABCs,Safety, HIPPA, RACE, PASS, Falls, Chain of infection, etc are something we must always keep in mind!
You will here that again!


Pics are from Wikipedia and I typed in Fundus for search



Searched for pregnancy and found this


http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/



Some discussion of topics for methods of pain relief


http://www.webmd.com/video/pain-relief-for-childbirth

http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/painmedsinlabor/a/drugsforlabor_2.htm


OK what words and acronyms may I hear for the first time?
FHR Effacement dilatation midwife palpate tocodynamometer

What skills?
Relay information on labor progress
Understand use of the toco
Be aware of abnormal findings and what to do if they occur.



to•co•dy•na•mom•e•terPronunciation: (tō"kō-dī"nu-mom'i-tur, tok"ō-), [key] —n. tokodynamometer.
Random House Unabridged

Good link for info also
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/srchcont_em.asp?src=labor&searchwhat=1

video
http://www.webmd.com/video/induced-labor

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