Test.
1. A nurse is and has a fetus in the occip- itoposterior
provid- ing presen- tation. The client re- ports pain in
teaching about their lower back with con-
danger signs
dur- ing
pregnancy to a
client who is at
20 weeks of
gestation. The
nurse should in-
struct the client
to report
headaches,
blurred vision,
and epigastric
pain be- cause
these are indi-
cations of which
of the following
com- plications
of preg- nancy?
Gestational dia-
betes
Preeclampsia
Hyperemesis
gravi- darum
Abruptio
placentae
2. A nurse is caring
for a patient who
is in early labor
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Test.
Preeclampsia sacral area of the client's back during contractions. The clients
support person, or the nurse, uses the heel of the hand, a tennis
Rationale: Manifestations of ball, or a fist to apply form pressure to the sacral area during
preeclampsia include: contractions. This pressure can lift the fetal head ott of the nerves in
headache, vision changes, the sacral area, decreasing pain.
epigastric or abdominal pain,
and edema, especially of the
face and hands. The nurse
should instruct the client to
report these to the provider.
Counterpressure
Rationale: Counterpressure is
steady pressure that a
support person applies to the
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