Exam 30: The Pregnant Woman

A woman who is 8 weeks' pregnant is visiting the clinic for a checkup.Her systolic blood pressure is 30 mm Hg higher than her prepregnancy systolic blood pressure.The nurse should:

During a woman's 34th week of pregnancy,she is told that she has preeclampsia.The nurse knows which statement concerning preeclampsia is true?

When auscultating the anterior thorax of a pregnant woman,the nurse notices the presence of a murmur over the second,third,and fourth intercostal spaces.The murmur is continuous but can be obliterated by pressure with the stethoscope or finger on the thorax just lateral to the murmur.The nurse interprets this finding to be:

A woman in her second trimester of pregnancy complains of heartburn and indigestion.When discussing this with the woman,the nurse considers which explanation for these problems?

Which of these correctly describes the average length of pregnancy?

During the examination of a woman in her second trimester of pregnancy,the nurse notices the presence of a small amount of yellow drainage from the nipples.The nurse knows that this is:

A patient who is 20 weeks' pregnant tells the nurse that she feels more shortness of breath as her pregnancy progresses.The nurse recognizes which statement to be true?

The nurse auscultates a functional systolic murmur,grade II/IV,on a woman in week 30 of her pregnancy.The remainder of her physical assessment is within normal limits.The nurse would:

A patient's pregnancy test is positive,and she wants to know when the baby is due.The first day of her last menstrual period was June 14,and that period ended June 20.Using the Nägele rule,what is her expected date of delivery?

A 25-year-old woman is in the clinic for her first prenatal visit.The nurse will prepare to obtain which laboratory screening test at this time?