On her second prenatal visit, a woman states that she feels like she needs to urinate "all the time, even during the night." She says she has reduced her fluid intake to control this problem. The nurse should tell her to:
a. "Drink more fluids during the day and less in the evening."
b. "Bring in a urine specimen because you probably have an infection."
c. "Decrease your fluid intake until you no longer have to urinate so often."
d. "Try to resist the urge to urinate as long as possible to increase your bladder capacity."
ANS: A
The pregnant woman needs additional fluids, so she should not reduce her total intake. Drinking less in the evening will mean fewer nighttime trips to the bathroom. Urinary frequency is caused by the pressure of the enlarging uterus on the bladder and will diminish about the fourth month of pregnancy.
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