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londonang

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A Chinese woman who is 16 weeks pregnant reports to the nurse that ginseng and bamboo leaves help to reduce her anxiety. How should the nurse respond to this client?
 
  A. Advise the client to avoid the use of all herbs.
   B. Assess the amount and frequency with which the client is using the remedy.
   C. Tell the client that her remedies have no scientific foundation.
   D. Assess where the client obtains her remedy, and investigate the source.

Question 2

A postpartum client reports sharp, shooting pains in her nipple during breastfeeding and flaky, itchy skin on her breasts. Which of the following does the nurse suspect?
 
  1. Nipple soreness
  2. Engorgement
  3. Mastitis
  4. Letdown reflex



adammoses97

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

3
Explanation: 3. Signs of mastitis include late-onset nipple pain, followed by shooting pain between feedings, often radiating to the chest wall. Eventually, the skin of the affected breast may become pink, flaking, and pruritic.



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