The patient has been found to have vitiligo on her vulva. Which ...

[javeds]

The patient has been found to have vitiligo on her vulva. Which statement indicates that the patient requires additional teaching on this condition?
 
  1. This can occur in other places on my body.
  2. Vitiligo is only a decrease of pigmentation.
  3. Other serious health conditions are common with vitiligo.
  4. There usually are no other symptoms of this condition.

Question 2

Which of the following potential problems would the nurse consider when planning care for a patient with a persistent occiput posterior position of the fetus? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are
 
  selected. Select all that apply. 1. Increased fetal mortality
  2. Third- or fourth-degree lacerations
  3. Ceasing of labor progress
  4. Fetus born in posterior position
  5. Intense back pain during labor

[elizabethrperez]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Vitiligo can occur in multiple areas on the body.
Rationale 2: Vitiligo is an absence of melanin, which results in white patches that are especially noticeable on dark-skinned individuals.
Rationale 3: Vitiligo is an absence of melanin, which results in white patches that are especially noticeable on dark-skinned individuals. It can occur in multiple areas on the body, and has no associated symptoms or health conditions.
Rationale 4: Vitiligo has no associated symptoms or health conditions.

Answer to Question 2

2,3,4,5
Rationale 1: There is no increased risk of fetal mortality.
Rationale 2: The woman can have a third- or fourth-degree laceration or an extension of the episiotomy.
Rationale 3: Sometimes labor progress ceases if the fetus fails to rotate to an occiput anterior position.
Rationale 4: If born in posterior position, the fetus can cause a laceration or extension of the episiotomy.
Rationale 5: The woman usually experiences intense back pain in the small of her back throughout labor.

[javeds]

Thank you

[elizabethrperez]

Happy to help you