A pregnant woman with a BMI of 35 is seen for a prenatal visit. The nurse recognizes that the client is at high risk for which complication during pregnancy?
1. Gestational diabetes
2. Placenta previa
3. Chromosomal defects
4. Macorsomia
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Rationale: Obese clients are at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes. Obese clients are at no greater risk for developing placenta previa than women of a lower BMI. Obese clients are not at a high risk for chromosomal defects. Infants of obese mothers are at high risk to develop macorsomia.
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1. PTSD. 2. Transitory cardiac symptoms. 3. A panic attack. 4. Suicidal feelings.
A male client with a dissociative disorder copes with his low self-esteem by displaying behaviors associated with an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Which behaviors would this client most likely exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
a. Bragging about special abilities b. Setting unrealistic goals c. Having unrealistic dreams d. Having a view of life that everything is either right or wrong
Which of these sampling techniques is least likely to produce findings that are generalizable to a larger population?
a. Cluster b. Convenience c. Quota d. Systematic
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