A client in her 22nd week of gestation arrives at the healthcare facility with complaints of excessive vaginal bleeding and absence of fetal movements. She is diagnosed as having second-trimester fetal loss.
Which of the following would the nurse anticipate as the cause of second-trimester fetal loss?
A) Cervical incompetence
B) Ectopic pregnancy
C) Congenital malformations
D) Placenta previa
Question 2
The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that labor discomfort may be increased due to:
A) Amniotomy
B) Correct use of breathing methods
C) A fetus in an occiput anterior position
D) Positional changes during active labor
Establishing a caring and trusting relationship helps the client come to terms with a terminal illne
5 week embryo
Gestation
A hot stone placed under the client’s neck.
Measuring the client’s weight with a standard platform scale
Testing the Achilles tendon reflex with client in a sitting position