Chapter 29 - Endocrine and Metabolic
disorders (OB)
D. Dietary management involves distributing nutrient requirements over three meals and two or
three snacks. - answers✔✔A pregnant woman at 28 weeks of gestation has been diagnosed
with gestational diabetes. The nurse caring for this client understands that:
a. Oral hypoglycemic agents can be used if the woman is reluctant to give herself insulin.
b. Dietary modifications and insulin are both required for adequate treatment
c. Glucose levels are monitored by testing urine four times a day and at bedtime
d. Dietary management involves distributing nutrient requirements over three meals and two or
three snacks.
D. Degree of glycemic control during pregnancy - answers✔✔In planning for the care of a 30-
year-old woman with pregestational diabetes, the nurse recognizes that the most important
factor affecting pregnancy outcome is the:
A. Mother's age.
B. Number of years since diabetes was diagnosed.
C. Amount of insulin required prenatally.
, D. Degree of glycemic control during pregnancy
B. The most important cause of perinatal loss in diabetic pregnancy is congenital malformations.
- answers✔✔Diabetes in pregnancy puts the fetus at risk in several ways. Nurses should be
aware that:
A. With good control of maternal glucose levels, sudden and unexplained stillbirth is no longer a
major concern.
B. The most important cause of perinatal loss in diabetic pregnancy is congenital
malformations.
C. Infants of mothers with diabetes have the same risks for respiratory distress syndrome
because of the careful monitoring.
D. At birth, the neonate of a diabetic mother is no longer in any greater risk.
B. Macrosomia - answers✔✔Which of the following findings is not likely to be seen in a
pregnant patient who has hypothyroidism?
A. Miscarriage
B. Macrosomia
C. Gestational hypertension
D. Placental abruption
C. Reverse fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances. - answers✔✔A pregnant woman at 14
weeks of gestation is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum. The
primary goal of her treatment at this time is to:
disorders (OB)
D. Dietary management involves distributing nutrient requirements over three meals and two or
three snacks. - answers✔✔A pregnant woman at 28 weeks of gestation has been diagnosed
with gestational diabetes. The nurse caring for this client understands that:
a. Oral hypoglycemic agents can be used if the woman is reluctant to give herself insulin.
b. Dietary modifications and insulin are both required for adequate treatment
c. Glucose levels are monitored by testing urine four times a day and at bedtime
d. Dietary management involves distributing nutrient requirements over three meals and two or
three snacks.
D. Degree of glycemic control during pregnancy - answers✔✔In planning for the care of a 30-
year-old woman with pregestational diabetes, the nurse recognizes that the most important
factor affecting pregnancy outcome is the:
A. Mother's age.
B. Number of years since diabetes was diagnosed.
C. Amount of insulin required prenatally.
, D. Degree of glycemic control during pregnancy
B. The most important cause of perinatal loss in diabetic pregnancy is congenital malformations.
- answers✔✔Diabetes in pregnancy puts the fetus at risk in several ways. Nurses should be
aware that:
A. With good control of maternal glucose levels, sudden and unexplained stillbirth is no longer a
major concern.
B. The most important cause of perinatal loss in diabetic pregnancy is congenital
malformations.
C. Infants of mothers with diabetes have the same risks for respiratory distress syndrome
because of the careful monitoring.
D. At birth, the neonate of a diabetic mother is no longer in any greater risk.
B. Macrosomia - answers✔✔Which of the following findings is not likely to be seen in a
pregnant patient who has hypothyroidism?
A. Miscarriage
B. Macrosomia
C. Gestational hypertension
D. Placental abruption
C. Reverse fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances. - answers✔✔A pregnant woman at 14
weeks of gestation is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum. The
primary goal of her treatment at this time is to:
