During the second trimester of pregnancy, the typical adolescent is likely to:
A. express fear of labor.
B. eagerly disclose the pregnancy.
C. not think of the baby as real.
D. be anxious for pregnancy to end.
C
During the second trimester, adolescents have difficulty thinking of their babies as real. Generally, they try to conceal pregnancy rather than disclosing it. Fear of labor and eagerness for the pregnancy to end are more common in the third trimester.
You might also like to view...
A patient performing home renovations is brought to the emergency department with electrical burns. When assessing the patient, the nurse should recall that:
A) bone has a lower resistance than other body tissues. B) electricity bounces off bone toward soft tissues. C) electrical damage follows a straight path through the body. D) most tissues of the body are insulators.
A client is 7 months pregnant and has just been diagnosed as having a partial placenta previa. She is stable and has minimal spotting and is being sent home. Which of these instructions to the client may indicate a need for further teaching?
a. Call if contractions occur. b. Maintain bed rest with bathroom privileges. c. Avoid intercourse for 3 days. d. Stay on left side as much as possible when lying down.
The document that provides professional standards and a framework for professional decision making that ensures decisions are made with the highest integrity is the
a. Nurse Practice Act. b. Code of Ethics. c. Nursing's Social Policy Statement. d. bylaws of the American Nurses Association (ANA).
Your client is unconscious. To provide oral hygiene, you should do all the following EXCEPT:
1. place the client in high-Fowler's position. 2. ensure the client is lying on the side. 3. have suction at hand. 4. use a padded tongue blade to open the mouth.