During prenatal visits, the nurse keeps a record of a patient's blood pressure to identify:
a. ketoacidosis.
b. placenta previa.
c. gestational diabetes.
d. gestational hypertension.
D
Blood pressure should be assessed routinely during pregnancy, because symptoms of gestational hypertension include hypertension.
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Which nursing statement to a client about social anxiety disorder versus schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is most accurate?
1. "Clients diagnosed with social anxiety disorder can manage anxiety without medications, whereas clients diagnosed with SPD can only manage anxiety with medications." 2. "Clients diagnosed with SPD are distressed by the symptoms experienced in social settings, whereas clients diagnosed with social anxiety disorder are not." 3. "Clients diagnosed with social anxiety disorder avoid interactions only in social settings, whereas clients diagnosed with SPD avoid interactions in all areas of life." 4. "Clients diagnosed with SPD avoid interactions only in social settings, whereas clients diagnosed with social anxiety disorder tend to avoid interactions in all areas of life."
A primigravida client arrives in the labor and delivery unit and describes her contractions as occurring every 10–12 minutes, lasting 30 seconds. She is smiling and very excited about the possibility of being in labor
On exam, her cervix is dilated 2 cm, 100% effaced, and is a ?2 station. What best describes this labor? 1. Second phase 2. Latent phase 3. Active phase 4. Transition phase
The nurse explains that the medically supervised approach to weight reduction will include: (Select all that apply.)
a. medications to suppress the appetite. b. an exercise program. c. participation in a support group. d. stress reduction. e. change in concepts about food.
S.B.'s skull x-ray study is negative for BSF. How significant is this finding?
What will be an ideal response?