The nurse is giving a client nutrition information before she conceives. Which of the following areas would be a primary focus for teaching?
A) Preventing nausea
B) Boosting the immune system
C) Protecting the mother's iron stores
D) Maintaining maternal health
D
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The perinatal nurse knows that tocolytic agents are most often used to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Allow for transport of the woman to a tertiary care facility B. Facilitate administration of antenatal corticosteroids C. Prevent development of fetal respiratory distress syndrome D. Prevent maternal infection E. Prolong pregnancy as long as possible
The population nurse is planning to make a home visit. What should the nurse take into consideration for this visit? (Select all that apply.)
1. Reason for the visit and age of the client. 2. Surrounding neighborhood. 3. Support systems employed by the client. 4. Client's ability to pay for services. 5. Preliminary client treatment goals.
The home health nurse is admitting a patient at 18 weeks who is pregnant with twins. Which nursing action is most important?
1. Teach the patient about foods that are good sources of protein. 2. Assess the patient's blood pressure in her upper right arm. 3. Determine whether the pregnancy is a result of infertility treatment. 4. Collect a cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin (fFN) specimen.
Jess's blood glucose level is 215. What action should the nurse take?
a. slow down the rate of infusion to 30ml/hour b. call the lab to obtain a stat glucose via venipuncture c. add regular insulin to the infusing TPN solution d. administer insulin using a sliding scale protocol