, a nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes Mellitus and is experiencing
hyperglycemia. which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-reports increased urinary output.
Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst, abdominal pain,
constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other
manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive for sugar and
acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200 mg/dL.
a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is HIV positive. which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Report the client's
condition to the local health department.
The nurse should report the condition to the local health department. HIV is one of the
conditions on the list of Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to be
reported.
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for combined oral
contraceptives. which of the following findings should the nurse include as an adverse
effect of this medication? - CORRECT ANSWERS-depression
The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common adverse effect of
combined oral contraceptives. Other common adverse effects of the medication include
amenorrhea, weight gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and breast
tenderness.
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a new
prescription for misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS-"I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the
insertion of the medication."
The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after the last dose of
misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following misoprostol for clients who have
cervical ripening and have not begun labor.
a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus b19(fifth disease) which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS-schedule an
ultrasound examination
The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to monitor the fetus during
the pregnancy to detect the possible development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can
cause miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or stillbirth.
a nurse is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a newborn via a heel stick. which
of the following techniques should the nurse use to help minimize the pain of the
hyperglycemia. which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-reports increased urinary output.
Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst, abdominal pain,
constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other
manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive for sugar and
acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200 mg/dL.
a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is HIV positive. which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Report the client's
condition to the local health department.
The nurse should report the condition to the local health department. HIV is one of the
conditions on the list of Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to be
reported.
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for combined oral
contraceptives. which of the following findings should the nurse include as an adverse
effect of this medication? - CORRECT ANSWERS-depression
The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common adverse effect of
combined oral contraceptives. Other common adverse effects of the medication include
amenorrhea, weight gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and breast
tenderness.
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a new
prescription for misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS-"I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the
insertion of the medication."
The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after the last dose of
misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following misoprostol for clients who have
cervical ripening and have not begun labor.
a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus b19(fifth disease) which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS-schedule an
ultrasound examination
The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to monitor the fetus during
the pregnancy to detect the possible development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can
cause miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or stillbirth.
a nurse is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a newborn via a heel stick. which
of the following techniques should the nurse use to help minimize the pain of the
