Test Bank for Maternity Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing: A Case-Based Approach 1st Edition O’Meara( GRADED A+)

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A pregnant woman is being discharged from the hospital after the placement of a cervical cerclage because of a history of recurrent pregnancy loss, secondary to an incompetent cervix. Which information regarding postprocedural care should the nurse emphasize in the discharge teaching? a. Any vaginal discharge should be immediately reported to her health care provider. b. The presence of any contractions, rupture of membranes (ROM), or severe perineal pressure shouldc. The client will need to make arrangements for care at home, because her activity level will be restrid. The client will be scheduled for a cesarean birth. ANS: B Nursing care should stress the importance of monitoring for the signs and symptoms of preterm labor. Vaginal bleeding needs to be reported to her primary health care provider. Bed rest is an element of care. However, the woman may stand for periods of up to 90 minutes, which allows her the freedom to see her physician. Home uterine activity monitoring may be used to limit the womans need for visits and to monitor her status safely at home. The cerclage can be removed at 37 weeks of gestation (to prepare for a vaginal birth), or a cesarean birth can be planned. DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: dm. 675 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning | Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance 2. A perinatal nurse is giving discharge instructions to a woman, status postsuction, and curettage secondary to a hydatidiform mole. The woman asks why she must take oral contraceptives for the next 12 months. What is the bestresponse by the nurse? a. If you get pregnant within 1 year, the chance of a successful pregnancy is very small. Therefore, if ypregnancy, it would be better for you to use the most reliable method of contraception available. b. The major risk to you after a molar pregnancy is a type of cancer that can be diagnosed only by meahormone that your body produces during pregnancy. If you were to get pregnant, then it would makthis cancer more difficult. c. If you can avoid a pregnancy for the next year, the chance of developing a second molar pregnancy improve your chance of a successful pregnancy, not getting pregnant at this time is best. d. Oral contraceptives are the only form of birth control that will prevent a recurrence of a molar pregnANS: B Betahuman chorionic gona