The nurse is developing strategies for the relief of menstrual cramping to teach a group of young clients. What should be the focus of these strategies?

1. Increase of blood flow to the uterine muscle
2. Avoidance of uterine contraction
3. Minimization of menstrual flow
4. Decrease in estrogen production


Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Menstrual cramping is a result of the muscle ischemia that occurs when the client experiences powerful uterine contractions. Increase of blood flow to the uterine muscle through rest, some exercises, application of heat to the abdomen, and presence of milder uterine contractions (such as those associated with orgasm) can decrease pain and cramping.
Rationale 2: Increase of blood flow to the uterine muscle can decrease pain and cramping. There is no connection between the actual amount of flow and pain. Estrogen production should follow normal patterns and should not be altered.
Rationale 3: There is no connection between the actual amount of flow and pain.
Rationale 4: Estrogen production should follow normal patterns and should not be altered.

Nursing

You might also like to view...

A 74-year-old woman states that many of her peers underwent hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in years past. The woman asks the nurse why her primary care provider has not yet proposed this treatment for her

What fact should underlie the nurse's response to the woman? A) The risks of stroke and breast cancer are unacceptably high in women taking HRT. B) HRT was found to cause mood disturbances in many of the women who used it long term. C) HRT was found to be a significant risk factor for bone fractures and osteoporosis. D) The risks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were found to be significantly higher in women taking HRT.

Nursing

In communicating bad news about a diagnosis to an older patient, the nurse should do which of the following first?

a. find out what the patient wants to know b. communicate the news gently c. find out what the patient knows d. respond to feelings

Nursing

A hemorrhagic infarction is most likely to happen to men between the ages of 25-35 years

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Nursing

Dysphagia refers to difficulty when swallowing. Of the following causes of dysphagia, which is considered neurogenic?

a. Myasthenia gravis b. Stroke c. Candidiasis d. Muscular dystrophy

Nursing