A nurse is performing an assessment on a pregnant woman during a prenatal visit. Which of the following findings would lead the nurse to report to the obstetrician that the patient may be experiencing intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)?
A) Leopold's maneuvers: Hard round object in the fundus, flat object on left of uterus, small parts on right of uterus, soft round object above the symphysis
B) Weight gain: 6-pound increase over 4-week period
C) Fundal height measurement: 22 cm at 26 weeks gestation
D) Alpha-fetoprotein assessment: level is one-half normal, accompanied by complaints of severe nausea and vomiting
Question 2
A nurse working in a prenatal clinic is caring for a woman who asks advice on foods that are high in vitamin C because I hate oranges. The nurse states that 1 cup of which of the following raw foods will meet the patient's daily vitamin C needs?
A) Strawberries
B) Asparagus
C) Iceberg lettuce
D) Cucumber
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
Patient teaching: mouth and pharyngeal assessment
Patient teaching: female genetalia and reproductive tract assessment
Performing Transmission-Based Precaution: Isolation Techniques
Performing a Spirometry Test to Measure Forced Vital Capacity
Prenatal and Postnatal Changes