ATI Maternal Newborn Assessment A

A nurse is teaching a client who is at 8 weeks gestation about exercise. which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? a. "you should increase weight-bearing exercises as your pregnancy progresses" b. "you should lie on your back to rest for 5 minutes after exercising" c. "you should take your pulse every 20 minutes while your are exercising" d. "you should exercise for 30 minutes each day" d. "you should exercise for 30 minutes each day" the nurse should instruct the client to engage in 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day to improve muscle tone throughout pregnancy a. The nurse should instruct to client to decrease, rather than increase, weight-bearing exercises as the pregnancy progresses. b. The nurse should instruct the client to rest in a lateral position for 10 min following exercise.. c. The nurse should instruct the client to take her pulse every 10 to 15 min during exercise, rather than every 20 min.