An anxious young adult is brought to the interviewing room of a crisis shelter, sobbing and saying that she thinks she is pregnant but does not know what to do. Which of the following nursing interventions is most appropriate at this time?
a) Ask the client about the type of things that she had thought of doing.
b) Give the client some ideas about what to expect to happen next.
c) Recommend a pregnancy test after acknowledging the client's distress.
d) Question the client about her feelings and possible parental reactions.
Answer: c) Recommend a pregnancy test after acknowledging the client's distress.
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A client who received a mediolateral episiotomy to facilitate vacuum extraction birth asks what kind of episiotomy was performed. How should the nurse explain the location of the episiotomy?
1. "It goes straight back toward your rectum." 2. "It is from your vagina toward the urethra." 3. "It is cut diagonally away from your vagina." 4. "It extends from your vagina into your rectum."