The nurse is assisting an expectant couple in developing a birth plan. Which instructions should the nurse include when teaching about this plan?
1. It is a communication tool between the client and the healthcare provider.
2. It is a legally binding contract between the client and the healthcare provider.
3. It allows the client to make choices about the birth process; however, these choices cannot be altered.
4. It includes only client choices and does not take into account standard choices of the healthcare provider.
Question 2
A 23-year-old client who is at 10 weeks' gestation with a first pregnancy expresses worry over feeling no sexual desire for her spouse and asks if this is normal. How should the nurse respond?
1. That's unusual. Throughout a healthy pregnancy, sexual desire usually increases with each trimester.
2. That's unusual. Usually, there are minimal changes in sexual desire throughout a healthy pregnancy.
3. That sounds normal. In many cases, sexual desire decreases in the first trimester, but it increases again during the second trimester.
4. That sounds normal. During the first trimester, sexual desire often decreases; however, by the third trimester, sexual desire is usually greater than before pregnancy.
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