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RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

What self-care measures would a nurse recommend for a client in her first trimester to reduce the discomfort of nausea and vomiting? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

1. Avoid odors or causative factors.
2. Have small but frequent meals.
3. Drink carbonated beverages.
4. Drink milk before arising in the morning.
5. Eat highly seasoned food.

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to perform a heel stick on a neonate. The most appropriate complementary erapy for the nurse to plan to use in the neonate to decrease pain during this quick but painful procedure is

1. swaddling.
2. sucrose pacifier.
3. massage.
4. holding the infant.

Dnite · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. The nurse would recommend for a client in her first trimester to avoid odors and caustic factors to reduce the discomfort of nausea and vomiting.
2. The nurse would recommend for a client in her first trimester to have small but frequent meals to reduce the discomfort of nausea and vomiting.
3. The nurse would recommend for a client in her first trimester to drink carbonated beverages to reduce the discomfort of nausea and vomiting.

Answer to Question 2

Answer:2
Rationale:Sucrose provides short-term natural pain relief and is most appropriate for use in neonates to decrease pain associated with a quick procedure.he other measures are more appropriate following the procedure or as an adjunct to pain medication for ongoing pain or distress.