Author Question: A client comes into the prenatal clinic accompanied by her boyfriend. When asked by the nurse why ... (Read 39 times)

theo · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A client comes into the prenatal clinic accompanied by her boyfriend. When asked by the nurse why she is there, the client looks down, and the boyfriend states, She says she is pregnant.

She constantly complains of feeling tired, and her vomiting is disgusting. What is a priority for the nurse to do at this point? 1. Ask the client what time of the day her fatigue is more common.
2. Recommend that the woman have a pregnancy test done as soon as possible.
3. Continue the interview of the client in private.
4. Give the woman suggestions on ways to decrease the vomiting.

Question 2

A woman calls the clinic and tells a nurse that she thinks she might be pregnant. She wants to use a home pregnancy test before going to the clinic, and asks the nurse how to use it correctly. What instruction should the nurse give?

1. Use a urine specimen just before going to bed at night.
2. Drink a lot of fluids and wait at least 4 hours before voiding and taking a specimen.
3. If the patient is diabetic, the urine pregnancy test will not be accurate.
4. Use the first voided specimen when first getting up in the morning.

guyanai · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 3. The nurse should suspect that the client is in an abusive relationship. The priority is for the nurse to get the client away from the boyfriend and continue the interview.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Using a urine specimen just before going to bed at night is not the correct instruction.
Rationale 2: Drinking a lot of fluids and waiting at least 4 hours before voiding is not necessary, and is not the correct instruction.
Rationale 3: This information is not correct; diabetes does not affect the pregnancy test results.
Rationale 4: The patient should always use the first voided specimen in the morning, as it is more concentrated.