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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A pregnant woman is being discharged from the hospital after the
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placement of a cervical
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pregnancy loss, secondary to an incompetent cervix.Which information
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regarding postprocedural care should the nurse emphasize in the
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b. The presence of any contractions, rupture of membranes (ROM), orsevere perineal
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c. The client will need to make arrangements for care at home, becauseher activity
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Nursing care should stress the importance of monitoring for the signs and symptoms of
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labor. Vaginal bleeding needs to be reported to her primary healthcare provider.
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Bed rest is an element of care. However, the woman may stand for periods
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of up to 90 minutes, which allows her the freedom to see her physician. Home
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uterine activitymonitoring may be used to limit the womans need for visits and
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to monitor her status safelyathome. The cerclage can be removed at 3 7
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2.A perinatal nurse is giving discharge instructions to a woman, status
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postsuction, and curettagesecondary to a hydatidiformmole. The
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12 months. What is the bestresponse bythe nurse?
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diagnosed only by me hormonethat your bodyproduces during pregnancy. If you
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were to get pregnant, then it would mak
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second molar pregnancy
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Betahuman chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) hormone levels are drawn for 1 year to
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tensure that the mole is completely gone. The chance of developing choriocarcinoma after
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the development of a hydatidiform mole is increased. Therefore, the goal is
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to achieve a zero human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) level. If the woman
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were to become pregnant, then it may obscurethe presence of the potentially
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carcinogenic cells. Women should be instructed to use birth control for 1
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year after treatment for a hydatidiform mole. The rationale for avoiding
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3. The nurse is preparing to administer methotrexate to the client. This hazardous drugis
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complete hydatidiform mole, for a missed abortion, or for abruptio placentae.
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placenta previa, which canbe confirmed through ultrasonography. Amniocentesis is not
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performed on a woman who is experiencing bleeding. In the event of an
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imminent delivery, the fetus is presumed to haveimmature lungs at this
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lung maturity. A CST is not performed at a preterm gestational
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5. A laboring woman with no known risk factors suddenly experiences
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after the
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condition?