Exam 5: Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Pregnancy

A woman seeking prenatal care relates a history of macrosomic infants,two stillbirths,and polyhydramnios with each pregnancy.The nurse recognizes that these factors are highly suggestive of:

The nurse explains that ___________ is a procedure in which an incompetent cervix is sutured closed to prevent its opening when the fetus presses against it.

The nurse explains that pregnancy affects glucose metabolism because:

The nurse caring for a pregnant woman receiving an intravenous infusion with magnesium sulfate will:

The patient who is 28 weeks pregnant presents with consistent hypertension.The home health nurse would give priority to the need for:

If the patient with gestational hypertension has all the signs below,the nurse immediately should report:

When the nurse asks a patient about drug use during a prenatal history,she might begin the questioning with:

The nurse explains that a woman who uses oral hypoglycemic agents to control diabetes mellitus will need to take insulin during pregnancy because:

The nurse would suspect pyelonephritis when a pregnant woman reports:

The nurse assesses a pregnant woman for pregnancy-induced hypertension.The first sign of fluid retention suggestive of this complication is:

The young prenatal patient with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)says,"I am frightened that I will have to deal with insulin injections for the rest of my life." The nurse's best response would be:

A patient who is 30 weeks pregnant delivers a stillborn child in the emergency department (ED).What should the ED nurse offer the patient? Select all that apply.