Maternal Child Nursing Care Chapter 8
Nursing Care of the Family During
Pregnancy questions and 100% verified
answers 2025/2026 version (grade A+)
1, 2, 4
The nurse should instruct the patient to drink cranberry juice and acidophilus milk, because they have
antibacterial properties and help prevent recurrence of urinary tract infections. The nurse should advise
the patient to drink at least 2 liters of fluids per day to maintain adequate hydration. This also promotes
optimal urination and prevents bacterial infection. The nurse should instruct the patient to avoid bubble
baths because they can irritate the urethra. The nurse should instruct the patient to avoid using scented
toilet paper because it may irritate the genitourinary tissues. - Answer A pregnant patient with a urinary
tract infection is being discharged from the hospital after recovery. What preventive measures does the
nurse suggest to the patient? Select all that apply.
1
"Drink cranberry juice."
2
"Drink acidophilus milk."
3
"Regularly take bubble baths."
4
"Drink 2 liters of fluids daily."
5
"Use scented toilet paper.
3
The pregnant patient has a family history of diabetes and may be at a high risk for developing
gestational diabetes. Because the initial 1-hour glucose tolerance test results are normal, the patient
should be advised to repeat the test again at 28 weeks of pregnancy. The patient has normal blood
sugar levels and is therefore unlikely to have renal complications. The patient does not need to undergo
a renal function test. The laboratory reports do not indicate that the patient has any nutritional
,deficiencies and does not indicate a need for the patient to increase her food intake. A 3-hour glucose
test is conducted only for pregnant patients whose 1-hour glucose tolerance test is positive. - Answer
The nurse is reviewing the lab reports of a patient who is 10 weeks pregnant and has a family history of
diabetes mellitus. The nurse finds that the patient's 1-hour glucose tolerance test is normal. What does
the nurse advise the patient?
1
"Undergo a renal function test."
2
"Increase food intake."
3
"Repeat the test at 28 weeks."
4
"Undergo a 3-hour glucose test."
2
Patients who have undergone bariatric surgery are at a high risk for impaired nutrition, so the nurse
should regularly monitor the patient's nutritional status. The client's family history is considered to rule
out the risk for congenital anomalies in the fetus, which is not necessary in this case. Blood glucose
levels are monitored if the patient is at high risk for developing gestational diabetes during the first or
last trimester. Blood pressure levels are usually monitored in the pregnant patient during regular visits
to assess the risk for gestational hypertension. - Answer The nurse is assessing a pregnant patient who
has undergone bariatric surgery in the past. What will the nurse primarily check in the patient's health
records?
1
Family history
2
Nutritional status
3
Blood glucose levels
4
Blood pressure
, 1, 2, 4
Angiomas, gingivitis, and nose bleeding occur in the pregnant patient because of an increase in estrogen
levels. Angiomas (spider nevi) appear on the neck, thorax, face, and arms during the second or third
trimester of pregnancy. Estrogen increases vascularity and proliferation of the connective tissue. This
results in gingivitis. Estrogen causes hyperemia of the mucous membranes. This results in nose bleeding.
Constipation during pregnancy results from an increase in progesterone (not estrogen) levels.
Gastrocnemius spasm during pregnancy is caused by a reduced level of diffusible serum calcium or an
elevation of serum phosphorus. - Answer Which signs and symptoms in a pregnant patient would the
nurse attribute to elevated levels of estrogen? Select all that apply.
1
Angiomas
2
Gingivitis
3
Constipation
4
Nose bleeding
5
Gastrocnemius spasm
1
An abdominal examination is part of a physical assessment. For abdominal examination, the patient lies
on her back, and the weight of her abdominal contents compresses the vena cava and aorta, which
results in supine hypotension. Therefore, during a physical assessment the nurse should place a small
wedge under the patient's right hip to prevent supine hypotension. A back massage is helpful for
promoting sleep, not for preventing supine hypotension. The nurse should instruct the patient to empty
her bladder for fundal assessment, but emptying the bladder does not prevent supine hypotension.
Intake of warm milk promotes sleep, but it does not prevent supine hypotension during a physical
assessment. - Answer The nurse is performing a physical assessment of a pregnant patient. What
precaution will the nurse take to prevent supine hypotension in the patient?
1
Place a small wedge under the patient's right hip.
Nursing Care of the Family During
Pregnancy questions and 100% verified
answers 2025/2026 version (grade A+)
1, 2, 4
The nurse should instruct the patient to drink cranberry juice and acidophilus milk, because they have
antibacterial properties and help prevent recurrence of urinary tract infections. The nurse should advise
the patient to drink at least 2 liters of fluids per day to maintain adequate hydration. This also promotes
optimal urination and prevents bacterial infection. The nurse should instruct the patient to avoid bubble
baths because they can irritate the urethra. The nurse should instruct the patient to avoid using scented
toilet paper because it may irritate the genitourinary tissues. - Answer A pregnant patient with a urinary
tract infection is being discharged from the hospital after recovery. What preventive measures does the
nurse suggest to the patient? Select all that apply.
1
"Drink cranberry juice."
2
"Drink acidophilus milk."
3
"Regularly take bubble baths."
4
"Drink 2 liters of fluids daily."
5
"Use scented toilet paper.
3
The pregnant patient has a family history of diabetes and may be at a high risk for developing
gestational diabetes. Because the initial 1-hour glucose tolerance test results are normal, the patient
should be advised to repeat the test again at 28 weeks of pregnancy. The patient has normal blood
sugar levels and is therefore unlikely to have renal complications. The patient does not need to undergo
a renal function test. The laboratory reports do not indicate that the patient has any nutritional
,deficiencies and does not indicate a need for the patient to increase her food intake. A 3-hour glucose
test is conducted only for pregnant patients whose 1-hour glucose tolerance test is positive. - Answer
The nurse is reviewing the lab reports of a patient who is 10 weeks pregnant and has a family history of
diabetes mellitus. The nurse finds that the patient's 1-hour glucose tolerance test is normal. What does
the nurse advise the patient?
1
"Undergo a renal function test."
2
"Increase food intake."
3
"Repeat the test at 28 weeks."
4
"Undergo a 3-hour glucose test."
2
Patients who have undergone bariatric surgery are at a high risk for impaired nutrition, so the nurse
should regularly monitor the patient's nutritional status. The client's family history is considered to rule
out the risk for congenital anomalies in the fetus, which is not necessary in this case. Blood glucose
levels are monitored if the patient is at high risk for developing gestational diabetes during the first or
last trimester. Blood pressure levels are usually monitored in the pregnant patient during regular visits
to assess the risk for gestational hypertension. - Answer The nurse is assessing a pregnant patient who
has undergone bariatric surgery in the past. What will the nurse primarily check in the patient's health
records?
1
Family history
2
Nutritional status
3
Blood glucose levels
4
Blood pressure
, 1, 2, 4
Angiomas, gingivitis, and nose bleeding occur in the pregnant patient because of an increase in estrogen
levels. Angiomas (spider nevi) appear on the neck, thorax, face, and arms during the second or third
trimester of pregnancy. Estrogen increases vascularity and proliferation of the connective tissue. This
results in gingivitis. Estrogen causes hyperemia of the mucous membranes. This results in nose bleeding.
Constipation during pregnancy results from an increase in progesterone (not estrogen) levels.
Gastrocnemius spasm during pregnancy is caused by a reduced level of diffusible serum calcium or an
elevation of serum phosphorus. - Answer Which signs and symptoms in a pregnant patient would the
nurse attribute to elevated levels of estrogen? Select all that apply.
1
Angiomas
2
Gingivitis
3
Constipation
4
Nose bleeding
5
Gastrocnemius spasm
1
An abdominal examination is part of a physical assessment. For abdominal examination, the patient lies
on her back, and the weight of her abdominal contents compresses the vena cava and aorta, which
results in supine hypotension. Therefore, during a physical assessment the nurse should place a small
wedge under the patient's right hip to prevent supine hypotension. A back massage is helpful for
promoting sleep, not for preventing supine hypotension. The nurse should instruct the patient to empty
her bladder for fundal assessment, but emptying the bladder does not prevent supine hypotension.
Intake of warm milk promotes sleep, but it does not prevent supine hypotension during a physical
assessment. - Answer The nurse is performing a physical assessment of a pregnant patient. What
precaution will the nurse take to prevent supine hypotension in the patient?
1
Place a small wedge under the patient's right hip.
