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During a counseling discussion of nutrition, a nurse explains to a pregnant client that she will need additional calcium during pregnancy and that the best source is milk. The client states, "I never drink milk or eat milk products. They turn my stomach." What is the nurse's best reply?
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Evolve Maternity and Women's Health
Nursing - Pregnancy, Uncomplicated
During a counseling discussion of nutrition, a nurse explains to a pregnant client that
she will need additional calcium during pregnancy and that the best source is milk. The
client states, "I never drink milk or eat milk products. They turn my stomach." What is
the nurse's best reply? - Answer "Your practitioner can prescribe calcium supplements."
The nurse is caring for a client in her third trimester who is to undergo amniocentesis.
What should the nurse do to prepare the client for this test? - Answer Instruct her to void
immediately before the test
During a routine 32-week prenatal visit, a client tells the nurse that she has had difficulty
sleeping on her back at night. What should the nurse advise the client about her
position when she sleeps? - Answer "Turn from side to side."
A client at 11 weeks' gestation reports having to urinate more often. The nurse explains
that urinary frequency often occurs because bladder capacity during pregnancy is
diminished by: - Answer Compression by the enlarging uterus
A client in her 37th week of gestation calls a nurse in the prenatal clinic and reports, "My
ankles are swollen." What should the nurse recommend? - Answer Elevating her legs
more frequently during the day
A nurse is assessing a primigravida who was admitted in early labor after her
membranes ruptured. She is at 41 weeks' gestation. Her contractions are irregular and
her cervix is dilated 3 cm. The fetal head is at station 0 and the fetal heart rate tracing is
reactive. How can the nurse help the client facilitate labor? - Answer Take a walk
around the unit with her
A client in active labor becomes very uncomfortable and asks a nurse for pain
medication. Nalbuphine (Nubain) is prescribed. How does this medication relieve pain?
- Answer By acting on opioid receptors to reduce pain
A 14-year-old emancipated minor at 22 weeks' gestation comes in for her second
prenatal examination. As she enters the examination room with her mother, she tells the
nurse that she does not want her mother present for the examination. What should the
nurse say? - Answer Telling the mother, "I'm sorry, but I need to ask you to stay in the
waiting area."
A nurse is teaching a childbirth class to a group of pregnant women. One of the women
asks the nurse at what point during the pregnancy the embryo becomes a fetus. How
should the nurse respond - Answer During the eighth week of the pregnancy
A client is scheduled for amniocentesis. What should the nurse do before the
procedure? - Answer Remind the client to empty her bladder
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Nursing - Pregnancy, Uncomplicated
A multigravida in active phase of labor says, "I feel all wet. I think I urinated." What
should the nurse do first? - Answer Inspect her perineal area
A client who is breastfeeding tells a nurse that her breasts are swollen and painful.
What can the nurse teach her to do to limit engorgement - Answer "Nurse at least every
3 hours for at least 10 minutes on each breast."
While a client is being interviewed on her first prenatal visit she states that she has a 4-
year-old son who was born at 41 weeks' gestation and a 3-year-old daughter who was
born at 35 weeks' gestation and lost one pregnancy at 9 weeks and another at 18
weeks. Using the GTPAL system, how would you record this information? - Answer G5
T1 P1 A2 L2
A client who is at 12 weeks' gestation tells a nurse at the prenatal clinic that she is
experiencing severe nausea and frequent vomiting. The nurse suspects that the client
has hyperemesis gravidarum. What factor is frequently associated with this disorder? -
Answer High level of chorionic gonadotropin
A client whose weight was average for her height before becoming pregnant is
concerned because she has gained 15 lb (6.9 kg) after only 23 weeks of pregnancy.
What is the nurse's most appropriate response? - Answer "Your weight is expected for
someone at 23 weeks' gestation. Continue the pregnancy diet."
What is the best nursing action for a client in active labor whose cervix is dilated 4 cm
and 100% effaced with the fetal head at 0 station? - Answer Assist the client's coach in
helping her with the use of breathing techniques
A registered nurse (RN) on the postpartum unit is providing care to four maternal/infant
couplets and is running behind. Which nursing action is best delegated to a licensed
practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) who also works on the unit? -
Answer Administering 2 tablets of acetaminophen and oxycodone (Percocet) to a client
who rates her pain as 7 of 10
A client arrives at the prenatal clinic and tells the nurse that she thinks that she is
pregnant. The first day of the client's last menstrual period (LMP) was September 14,
2013. Using Naegele's Rule, what date in June 2014 is the client's estimated date of
birth (EDB)? Record your answer as a whole number. ________ - Answer 21
At 9 pm visiting hours are officially over, but the sister of a newly admitted postpartum
client remains at the bedside. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention? -
Answer Encouraging the sister to participate in care as much as the client wishes
Because of the high discomfort level during the transition phase of labor, nursing care
should be directed toward: - Answer Helping the client maintain control
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