NR 327 Week 3 Nursing Care of the High-Risk Mother 2026 | Study Guide & Notes

Week, . / 3, . / NR, . / 327, . / Nursing, . / Care:, . / High-
Risk, . / Mother
1. Persistent, . / (chronic), . / vomiting, . / after, . / the, . / first, . / trimester, . / that, . / causes, . / weigh
t, . / loss,./is,./not,./normal,./during,./pregnancy,./and,./is,./termed:,./hyperemesis,./gravidarum.,./It,./is,./a
,./common,./cause,./of,./hospitalization,./during,./the,./first,./half,./of,./pregnancy.


2. Breast,./tenderness,./with,./darkened,./areola,./is,./caused,./by,./the,./increased:,./estrog
en,./and,./progesterone,./needed,./to,./support,./the,./pregnancy.,./This,./is,./a,./normal,./finding.
3. Nasal,./stuffiness,./and,./occasional,./epistaxis,./are,./caused,./by:,./estrogen-
induced,./edema,./and,./vascular,./congestion,./of,./the,./nasal,./mucosa.,./This,./is,./a,./normal,./finding.
4. Bilateral,./peripheral,./edema,./of,./the,./ankles,./is,./caused,./by,./the:,./enlarging,./uterus,./put
ting,./pressure,./on,./the,./pelvic,./and,./femoral,./vessels,,./causing,./stasis,./of,./blood,./in,./the,./lower,./extremities.,./It,./should,.
/resolve,./with,./leg,./elevation,./and,./rest,./and,./is,./a,./normal,./finding.


5. Fetal, . / movement, . / has, . / decreased, . / or, . / is, . / absent., . / It, . / is, . / important, . / that, . / the, . /
woman
is, . / taught, . / to, . / monitor, . / fetal, . / movement, . / throughout, . / pregnancy,, . / using, . /
methods,./such, . / as, . / Kick, . / Counting.If, . / the, . / fetus, . / is, . / moving, . / (responding), . / les
s,, . / or, . / not, . / at, . / all,,./to,./external,./stimuli,./this,./may,./indicate:,./fetal,./distress,./caused,./by,./problem
s,./such,./as,./uterine,./infection,./or,./oligohydramnios,./(insuflcient,./amniotic,./fluid).placental,./insuflciency
6. Any, . / or, . / all, . / of, . / these:, . / visual, . / disturbances:, . / diplopia, . / (double, . / vision),, . / blu
rring,, . / or,./spots, . / headaches:, . / severe,, . / sudden,, . / or, . / continuous, . / dizziness, . / or, . /
syncope, . / shortness, . / of, . / breath, . / edema, . / (face, . / or, . / fingers,, . / to, . / the, . / point, . / of, .
/ making, . / it, . / difficult,./to, . / fully, . / open, . / eyes, . / and/or, . / bend, . / fingers/wear, . / ring


s,, . / and, . / worse, . / than, . / normal,./for,./pregnancy),./pain,./(epigastric,./in,./particular),./may,./i
ndicate:,./hypertensive,./conditions,./in,./pregnancy,./such,./as,./preeclampsia,./or,./HELLP,./Syndrome
7. Rapid, . / weight, . / gain, . / in, . / excess, . / of, . / normal, . / gain, . / for, . / gestation, . / and, . / pre-
pregnancy,./weight, . / (recall, . / parameters, . / for, . / recommended, . / weight, . / gain, . / in, . / p
regnancy).may, . / indicate:,./Gestational,./diabetes,./will,./typically,./cause,./the,./fetus,./to,./grow,./too,./large,./due,
./to,./excess,./glucose,./being,./stored,./as,./fat.,./This,./puts,./both,./mother,./and,./fetus,./at,./risk,./for,./additional,./health,./and,./d


elivery,./complications.
8. Dizziness,./or,./syncope,./may,./indicate:,./cardiac,./issue,./low,./blood,./sugar
9. Shortness,./of,./breath,./and/or,./chest,./pain,./may,./indicate:,./Possibly,./a,./deep,./vein,./thromb
osis,./(DVT),./that,./has,./become,./mobile,./(thromboembolism),,./and,./traveled,./to,./the,./heart,./or,./lungs,./(pulmonary,./
embolism),./or,./other,./cardiac/pulmonary,./issue,./brought,./on/worsened,./by,./pregnancy.
10. Persistent, . / vomiting, . / (unable, . / to, . / tolerate, . / oral, . / intake, . / for, . / more, . / than, . / 2
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, Week, . / 3, . / NR, . / 327, . / Nursing, . / Care:, . / High-
Risk, . / Mother
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may,./indicate:,./infection,./liver,./or,./pancreas,./issues




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