Mentally confused patients cannot accurately describe their pain.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Lacerations of the cervix or vagina may be present when bright red vaginal bleeding persists in the presence of a well-contracted uterus
The incidence of lacerations is higher among which of the following childbearing women? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Over the age of 35 2. Have not had epidural block 3. Have had an episiotomy 4. Have had a forceps-assisted or vacuum-assisted birth 5. Nulliparous
A pregnant client has a friend who used yoga to help prepare for childbirth and asks where to learn how to do this. What should the nurse respond?
1. "Yoga is too strenuous while pregnant.". 2. "Have you asked your friend to teach you?" 3. "There are teachers who can teach you how to do this.". 4. "Yoga is just glorified stretching which you can do on your own.".
A woman who is 16 weeks pregnant with her first child is concerned because she has not felt the fetus move. A nurse explains to this client that:
a. Movement of a fetus in the first pregnancy often does not occur until the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy. b. A referral to an obstetrician should be made for further evaluation of this finding. c. It is not until the nineteenth week of pregnancy that movement of the fetus is expected. d. Movement of the fetus is related to fundal height; the greater the fundal height, the sooner the fetal movement.
You have been working with an adolescent with an eating disorder for several days. Which of the following is an indication that she is developing trust in you?
A) Her saying to you that she trusts you more than anyone else B) Her telling you that she is still inducing vomiting after each meal C) Her telling you that she is now ready to eat again D) Her saying to you that she'll follow your orders but not those of the nurse on the next shift