- APA
- Narrative format
- 5-10 pages in length
- etiology, risk factors, treatments, nursing interventions, nursing care related to, and patient teaching
***One of the requirements of the paper is to formulate a research question related to your topic
PRESENTATION:
- You will be presenting. DO NOT just read your paper aloud.
- note cards, power point on your computer, visual aids may be used (poster, pamphlets)
- **This is your opportunity to be an expert, and share that knowledge with your group. Practice, so you’re familiar with the material, and you sound intelligent, and know what you’re talking about.
FORMAT.
Manual of the American Psychological Association to review rules for citing references, typing, consistency of …show more content…
*Professor can review, once rough draft complete.
GRADING. Carefully review the grading rubrics provided. You are encouraged to be concise, but papers must be sufficient for the reader to have a good understanding. All papers will be returned at on the due date specified by your instructor.
Points will be deducted for late papers. Instructors will exchange a few papers (randomly selected) to ensure inter-grader reliability.
STATEMENT CERTIFYING THIS PAPER AS YOUR OWN WORK.
Include the following statement at the beginning of your Intrapartum Assessment Paper AND SIGN:
This paper is the product of my own work. It documents
• Scenario data provided to me and/or my personal assessment of the patient and
• My plan of care based on my own review of the literature. (for the prenatal chart review)
• Research I’ve done on the assigned …show more content…
Diagnosis is made by the presence of a palpable, pulsating mass with the vagina or visibly extruding from the introitus. It is often accompanied by sudden, severe FHR decelerations. Risk factors for UCP include malpresentation, prematurity, low birth weight, polyhydramnios, and a number of iatrogenic causes related to routine labor interventions. There is no evidence that UCP can be prevented, but rapid diagnosis and delivery have been shown to be advantageous.
Once UCP is diagnosed, the fetal presenting part should be manually elevated off the cord, the patient placed in a knee-chest or steep Trendelenburg position, and preparations made for cesarean delivery, unless vaginal delivery is imminint. In cases in which the time for delivery is anticipated to be prolonged, backfilling the bladder with approximately 500mL or saline can safely be substituted for manual elevation of the presenting part.
If managed improperly, UCP can lead to insignificant fetal morbidity and mortality. Prompt, appropriate management of this condition, however, has been shown to have favorable overall