The nurse is providing prenatal counseling for a couple who is trying to become pregnant. The priority for the nurse is to include which of the following information?
a. Stages of growth and development of the fetus
b. Recommended schedule of visits to her healthcare provider
c. Recommended average weight gain during pregnancy
d. Healthy eating habits before and during pregnancy
D
Maternal nutrition is vital to the healthy growth of the fetus. Poor maternal nutrition leads to an undergrown placenta. A small, poorly functioning placenta and smaller than normal umbilical cord is the cause for small-for-gestational age (otherwise known as small-for-dates) babies. The other options are all things the prospective mother needs to know, but they would not have an immediate impact on fetal health.
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A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report about an older adult patient who has a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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Which of the following factors could contribute to an older person's inability to hear instructions given by the nurse?
a. cerumen impaction b. nurse not facing the person when giving directions c. loss of high frequency pitches d. all of the above
Various societies at times throughout history have treated people who were mentally ill with reverence
Indicate whether the statement is true or false