Author Question: The nurse educator is teaching a group of teens and 20-year-olds reproductive health care. When ... (Read 59 times)

MGLQZ · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse educator is teaching a group of teens and 20-year-olds reproductive health care. When several of the women bring up douching, what is the best response the nurse could make?

1. One should always douche after having intercourse.
2. When douching, use force putting them in and get the solution up high.
3. It is a good idea to douche before intercourse so the area is clean for the sperm.
4. Douching is unnecessary because the lining of the vagina has numerous glands that provide natural cleansing.

Question 2

During the nursing assessment of a woman with ruptured membranes, the nurse suspects a prolapsed umbilical cord. What would the nurse's priority action be?

1. To help the fetal head descend faster
2. To use gravity and manipulation to relieve compression on the cord
3. To facilitate dilation of the cervix with prostaglandin gel
4. To prevent head compression

uniquea123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4
Explanation: 4. This is a true statement. The vagina has a natural cleansing system.

Answer to Question 2

2
Explanation: 2. The top priority is to relieve compression on the umbilical cord to allow blood flow to reach the fetus. It is because some obstetric maneuvers to relieve cord compression are complicated that cesarean birth is sometimes necessary.