Exam 6: Special Populations: Pregnant and Nursing Women

A woman who takes an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor for hypertension tells her primary care NP that she is trying to get pregnant.The NP should:

A woman has just learned she is pregnant and is in her 10th gestational week.The woman reports that she takes valproic sodium (Depakote)for a seizure disorder and has been seizure-free for several years.The NP should:

A woman who is breastfeeding her infant asks the primary care NP what she can use for headaches while she is nursing.The NP tells her:

A woman who is pregnant tells an NP that she has been taking sertraline for depression for several years but is worried about the effects of this drug on her fetus.The NP will consult with this patient's psychiatrist and will recommend that she:

A woman is in the 36th week of pregnancy.The nurse practitioner (NP)providing prenatal care learns that the woman has a history of two previous urinary tract infections during this pregnancy.A dipstick urinalysis in the office today is negative for leukocyte esterase and nitrites.The NP should:

A woman who is pregnant develops gestational diabetes.The NP's initial action is to:

A woman is 4 weeks pregnant.The primary care NP sees her for her first prenatal visit and obtains a rubella titer,which is negative.The woman tells the NP that she drinks 2 cups of coffee and smokes 3 to 5 cigarettes each day.She denies alcohol use.The NP should:

A woman tells a primary care NP that she is considering getting pregnant.During a health history,the NP learns that the patient has seasonal allergies,asthma,and epilepsy,all of which are well controlled with a second-generation antihistamine daily,an inhaled steroid daily with albuterol as needed,and an antiepileptic medication daily.The NP should counsel this patient to: