A client with hyperemesis gravidarum is admitted to the facility after being cared for at home without success. Which of the following would the nurse expect to include in the client's plan of care?
A) Clear liquid diet
B) Total parenteral nutrition
C) Nothing by mouth
D) Administration of labetalol
C
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Typically, on admission, the woman with hyperemesis has oral food and fluids withheld for the first 24 to 36 hours to rest the gut and receives parenteral fluids to rehydrate and reduce the symptoms. Once the condition stabilizes, oral intake is gradually increased. Total parenteral nutrition may be used if the client's condition does not improve with several days of bed rest, gut rest, IV fluids, and antiemetics. Labetalol is an antihypertensive agent that may be used to treat gestational hypertension, not hyperemesis.
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