A patient is eight weeks' gestation and is a type 1 diabetic. The health care provider has classified this patient as a high-risk pregnancy. To which of the following providers will the health provider send this patient?
A) Nurse midwife
B) Obstetrician/gynecologist
C) Neonatologist
D) Perinatologist
Question 2
Which scenario should the nurse follow up on as a potential indication of intimate partner violence?
A) The partner of a pregnant woman attends each of her appointments. The partner is friendly and outgoing. Each time the nurse asks the patient a question, the partner answers. While the partner speaks, the patient looks at her lap.
B) The partner of a pregnant woman attends each of her appointments. The partner is friendly and outgoing. Each time the nurse asks the patient a question the partner tries to answer. When the partner speaks, the patient interrupts and answers the question herself. The partner listens to the answer.
C) The partner of a pregnant woman attends an ultrasound appointment. The partner is friendly and outgoing. When the technician reveals the patient's belly to apply the electrodes, the partner comments that the patient is really fat. The patient pulls at the partner's shirt and says the partner is fat too. They both laugh.
D) The partner of a pregnant woman attends an ultrasound appointment. The partner is friendly and outgoing. The nurse notices bruises on the patient's upper arms and says they look sore. The patient says she's getting so big she keeps bumping into things. She maintains good eye contact with the nurse as she explains.
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