Exam 5: Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Pregnancy

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 emphasizes to a patient with a high-risk pregnancy that the impact of such a pregnancy might result in which problem(s)? Select all that apply.

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:

The drug the nurse plans to have available for immediate IV administration whenever magnesium sulfate is administered to a maternity patient is:

A primigravida in her first trimester is Rh negative. To prevent anti-Rh antibodies from forming, this woman would receive:

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.

The nurse explains that pregnancy affects glucose metabolism because:

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

The pregnant woman comes to the clinic stating that she has been exposed to hepatitis B. She is afraid that her infant will also contract hepatitis B. The nurse counsels that the infant will:

A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant becomes concerned when she has light vaginal bleeding accompanied by abdominal pain. An ectopic pregnancy is confirmed by ultrasound. The statement that indicates that the woman understands the explanation of an ectopic pregnancy is:

The nurse teaches a woman who is 8 weeks pregnant about how rubella can affect the developing fetus. The nurse realizes the woman understands the information when she says that rubella during pregnancy can result in:

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: