Exam 5: Nursing Care of Women With Complications During Pregnancy

A 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.What will the nurse explain to this woman?

What would the nurse include in a teaching plan for the pregnant patient who has iron deficiency anemia and has been placed on iron supplements? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse finds a woman crying after she has undergone a dilation and evacuation (D&E)for a missed abortion.What is the most appropriate statement by the nurse?

The nurse teaches a woman who is 8 weeks pregnant about how rubella can affect the developing fetus.What can result from maternal rubella during pregnancy?

The nurse is preparing a pregnant patient for an abdominal ultrasound at 8 weeks' gestation.What intervention will the nurse implement before this diagnostic test?

An ultrasound on a woman who is 32 weeks pregnant reveals the placenta implanted over the entire cervical os.What does the nurse understand best describes this condition?

What will the nurse begin with when asking a patient about drug use during a prenatal history?

A patient who is 28 weeks pregnant presents with consistent hypertension.What need would the home health nurse make the first priority?

Why does the woman taking oral hypoglycemic agents to control diabetes mellitus need to take insulin during pregnancy?

What situation would concern the nurse about the presence of Rh incompatibility?

The nurse is obtaining history and physical information on a new patient attending her first prenatal visit.After recording current height,weight,and BMI,it is determined that the patient is obese.What complications related to obesity will the nurse assess this patient for during pregnancy? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is caring for a macrosomic newborn of a diabetic patient.What complications will the nurse assess for in the newborn?

The nurse educates prenatal patients about the threat of TORCH infections.Which infections are included in this classification? (Select all that apply. )

A woman is 9 weeks pregnant and experiencing heavy bleeding and cramping.She reports passing some tissue.Cervical dilation is noted on examination.What is the most likely cause of these symptoms?

A patient with gestational hypertension is exhibiting all of the signs below.What should the nurse report immediately?

What symptom reported by a pregnant patient would lead the nurse to suspect pyelonephritis?

The nurse takes into consideration that the patient with placenta previa is at risk for postpartum infection for what reasons? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is caring for a pregnant woman diagnosed with preeclampsia.What will the nurse explain is the objective of magnesium sulfate therapy for this patient?

The nurse assesses a pregnant woman for pregnancy-induced hypertension.What is the first sign of fluid retention suggestive of this complication?

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