A woman who is 4 months pregnant asks what can be done to alleviate frequent heart palpitations and leg cramps. Which nursing diagnosis would be applicable to the patient at this time?
A) Pain related to severe complications of pregnancy
B) Health-seeking behaviors related to ways to relieve discomforts of pregnancy
C) Risk for ineffective breathing pattern related to pressure of the growing uterus
D) Impaired urinary elimination related to inability to excrete creatine from the muscles
B
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The patient is asking for information to reduce the symptoms of heart palpitations and leg cramps caused by pregnancy. This is health-seeking behavior. Heart palpitations and leg cramps are not severe complications of pregnancy. There is no evidence to suggest that the patient is at risk for an ineffective breathing pattern. There is also no evidence to support that the patient is experiencing impaired urinary elimination.
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