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A 38-week primigravida who works as a secretary and
sits at a computer for 8 hours each day tells the nurse
that her feet have begun to swell. Which instruction
would be most effective in preventing pooling of blood
in the lower extremities?
Move about every hour
Pooling of blood in the lower extremities results from the
enlarged uterus exerting pressure on the pelvic veins. Moving
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about every hour will straighten out the pelvic veins and
increase venous return.
A 26-year-old, gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the
hospital at 28-weeks gestation in preterm labor. She is
given 3 doses of terbutaline sulfate (Brethine) 0.25 mg
subcutaneously to stop her labor contractions. The nurse
plans to monitor for which primary side effect of
terbutaline sulfate?
Tachycardia and a feeling of nervousness
Terbutaline sulfate (Brethine), a beta-sympathomimetic drug,
stimulates beta-adrenergic receptors in the uterine muscle to stop
contractions. The beta-adrenergic agonist properties of the drug may
cause tachycardia, increased cardiac output, restlessness, headache,
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and a feeling of "nervousness".
When do the anterior and posterior fontanels close?
anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18 months and the
posterior by the end of the second month.
When assessing a client who is at 12-weeks gestation,
the nurse recommends that she and her husband
consider attending childbirth preparation classes.
When is the best time for the couple to attend these
classes?
30 weeks gestation
at 30 weeks gestation is closest (of the options) to the time parents
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would be ready for such classes. Learning is facilitated by an
interested pupil! The couple is most interested in childbirth toward
the end of the pregnancy when they are psychologically ready for
the termination of the pregnancy, and the birth of their child is an
immediate concern.
The nurse should encourage the laboring client
to begin pushing when... the cervix is
completely dilated.
Pushing begins with the second stage of labor, i.e., when the
cervix is completely dilated at 10 cm (C). If pushing begins before
the cervix is completely dilated the cervix
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