Exam 26: Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy

Metabolic changes throughout pregnancy that affect glucose and insulin in the mother and the fetus are complicated but important to understand.Nurses should know that

Diabetes mellitus is a medical condition that could adversely affect pregnancy.It's frequency is increasing along with obesity and abnormal lipid profiles.Women who have GDM in pregnancy have no greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes.Is this statement true or false?

In caring for a pregnant woman with sickle cell anemia the nurse is aware that signs and symptoms of sickle cell crisis include

Which factor is known to increase the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus?

While providing care in an obstetric setting,the nurse should understand that postpartum care of the woman with cardiac disease

Diabetes refers to a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin action,insulin secretion or both.Over time diabetes causes significant maternal changes in the microvascular and macrovascular circulations.These complications include (select all that apply)

A woman has a history of drug use and is screened for hepatitis B during the first trimester.What is an appropriate action?

With regard to anemia,nurses should be aware that

In assessing the knowledge of a pregestational woman with type 1 diabetes concerning changing insulin needs during pregnancy,the nurse recognizes that further teaching is warranted when the patient states

A woman who delivered her third child yesterday has just learned that her two school-age children have contracted chickenpox.What should the nurse tell her?

When the pregnant diabetic experiences hypoglycemia while hospitalized,the nurse should have the patient

Nursing intervention for the pregnant diabetic is based on the knowledge that the need for insulin

Screening at 24 weeks of gestation reveals that a pregnant woman has gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).In planning her care,the nurse and the woman mutually agree that an expected outcome is to prevent injury to the fetus as a result of GDM.The nurse identifies that the fetus is at greatest risk for

The leading cause of life threatening perinatal infections in the United States is ________ (GBS).

For which of the infectious diseases can a woman be immunized?

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic multisystem inflammatory disease that affects skin,joints,kidney,lungs,CNS,liver,and other organs.Maternal risks include (select all that apply)

A woman has tested human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and has now discovered that she is pregnant.Which statement indicates that she understands the risks of this diagnosis?

Preconception counseling is critical to the outcome of diabetic pregnancies because poor glycemic control before and during early pregnancy is associated with

Glucose metabolism is profoundly affected during pregnancy because:

Hashimoto's thyroiditis is also known by the more common name of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and is the cause of most cases of hypothyroidism and women.Untreated hypothyroidism during pregnancy can adversely affect the child's mental development.Is this statement true or false?