For which client would the nurse expect the health care provider to continue prescribed medications during pregnancy?
1. The client recently diagnosed with gonorrhea
2. The client with a history of frequent asthma attacks
3. The client with hypertension
4. The client with frequent insomnia
5. The client with a family history of stroke
Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: Sexually transmitted diseases are treated during pregnancy.
Rationale 2: Asthma is treated during pregnancy.
Rationale 3: Hypertension is treated during pregnancy.
Rationale 4: Insomnia would not be treated during pregnancy.
Rationale 5: This client would not be treated unless she has a history of stroke.
Global Rationale: Sexually transmitted diseases, asthma, and hypertension are treated during pregnancy. Insomnia would not be treated during pregnancy. A client with a family history of stroke would not be treated unless she has a history of stroke.
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