Infant Jill is preterm and on a respirator, with intravenous ...

[naturalchemist]

Infant Jill is preterm and on a respirator, with intravenous lines and much equipment around her when her parents come to visit for the first time. It is important for the nurse to:
 
  a. suggest that the parents visit for only a short time to reduce their anxieties.
  b. reassure the parents that the baby is progressing well.
  c. encourage the parents to touch Jill.
  d. discuss the care they will give Jill when she goes home.

Question 2

Which mechanism of labor occurs when the largest diameter of the fetal presenting part passes the pelvic inlet?
 
  a. Engagement
  b. Extension
  c. Internal rotation
  d. External rotation

[morganmarie791]

Answer to Question 1

C
Touching the infant will increase the development of attachment.

Answer to Question 2

A
Engagement occurs when the presenting part fully enters the pelvic inlet.
Extension occurs when the fetal head meets resistance from the tissues of the pelvic floor and the fetal neck stops under the symphysis. This causes the fetal head to extend.
Internal rotation occurs when the fetus enters the pelvic inlet. The rotation allows the longest fetal head diameter to conform to the longest diameter of the maternal pelvis.
External rotation occurs after the birth of the head. The head then turns to the side so the shoulders can internally rotate and are positioned with their transverse diameter in the ante-roposterior diameter of the pelvic outlet.

[naturalchemist]

Thank you

[morganmarie791]

No problemo