Author Question: The home health nurse is admitting a client at 18 weeks who is pregnant with twins. Which nursing ... (Read 61 times)

Jramos095 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The home health nurse is admitting a client at 18 weeks who is pregnant with twins. Which nursing action is most important?

1. Teach the client about foods that are good sources of protein.
2. Assess the client's blood pressure in her upper right arm.
3. Determine whether the pregnancy is a result of infertility treatment.
4. Collect a cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin (fFN) specimen.

Question 2

The client is admitted to Labor and Delivery with a history of ruptured membranes for two hours. This is her sixth delivery; she is 40 years old, and smells of alcohol and cigarettes. This client is at risk for:

1. Gestational diabetes.
2. Placenta previa.
3. Abruptio placentae.
4. Placenta accrete.

anyusername12131 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale:
1. A diet containing 3,500 kcal (minimum) and 175 g protein is recommended for a woman with normal-weight twins. Teaching about protein sources facilitates adequate fetal growth.
2. Pre-eclampsia is not diagnosed until the 20th week of gestation. This client is only at 18 weeks. Further, blood pressure can be assessed in either arm when the client is in a sitting position; in a side-lying position, the blood pressure should be assessed in the upper arm.
3. Although the incidence of multifetal pregnancy is higher in pregnancies resulting from infertility treatment than in those resulting from spontaneous pregnancies, the cause of the multifetal pregnancy does not impact nursing care.
4. Preterm labor is not diagnosed until 20 weeks. This client is only at 18 weeks. Fetal fibronectin (fFN) testing is not indicated at this time.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale:
1. Abruptio placentae is associated with excessive intrauterine pressure, and can be caused by alcohol and cigarette use, increased age, and increased parity.
2. Abruptio placentae is associated with excessive intrauterine pressure, and can be caused by alcohol and cigarette use, increased age, and increased parity.
3. Abruptio placentae is associated with excessive intrauterine pressure, and can be caused by alcohol and cigarette use, increased age, and increased parity.
4. Abruptio placentae is associated with excessive intrauterine pressure, and can be caused by alcohol and cigarette use, increased age, and increased parity.