The nurse is teaching an early pregnancy class for patients in the first trimester of pregnancy. Which statement requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
1. "When my nausea is bad, I will drink some ginger tea."
2. "The fatigue I am experiencing will improve in the second trimester."
3. "It is normal for my vaginal discharge to be green-colored."
4. "I will urinate less often during the middle of my pregnancy."
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Rationale 1: Ginger helps nausea, and is safe for use during pregnancy.
Rationale 2: First-trimester fatigue is common; fatigue usually improves during the second trimester.
Rationale 3: Increased white vaginal discharge, leucorrhea, is common during pregnancy. Green discharge is not a normal finding, and indicates a bacterial infection.
Rationale 4: As the uterus rises in the pelvis during the second trimester, urinary frequency improves. Urinary frequency increases again during the end of the third trimester as the fetal head descends into the pelvis.
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