Exam 15: Pregnancy at Risk: Pre-Existing Conditions

A woman with gestational diabetes has had little or no experience reading and interpreting glucose levels.She shows the nurse her readings for the past few days.Which reading should the nurse tell her is not within the normal limits for blood glucose levels?

Which factor increases the risk of mother-to-child perinatal HIV transmission?

What is the greatest risk for a fetus of a pregnant woman who has gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)?

Which signs assessed in a pregnant patient are indicative of cardiac decompensation? Select all that apply.Express answer with small letters,followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,C

Which cardiac diseases have the highest mortality rate and are classified as group III? Select all that apply.Express answer with small letters,followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,C

The nurse providing care for a woman with gestational diabetes understands which about a laboratory test for glycosylated hemoglobin Alc?

Which congenital anomaly may occur with the use of anticonvulsant medication?

While providing care to a patient with Marfan syndrome early in her pregnancy,which intervention should the nurse initially anticipate?

In assessing the knowledge of a pregestational woman with type 1 diabetes about changing insulin needs during pregnancy,which information is accurate?