Author Question: A pregnant patient tells the nurse about practicing different positions to use when labor begins. ... (Read 73 times)

Beheh · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A pregnant patient tells the nurse about practicing different positions to use when labor begins. What should the nurse counsel the patient to avoid during these practice sessions?

A) Pushing
B) Bending over
C) Pointing the toes
D) Breathing normally

Question 2

The nurse identifies the diagnosis of Anxiety related to absence of significant other as appropriate for a pregnant patient. For which assessment finding is this diagnosis appropriate?

A) Spouse works the night shift.
B) Mother is recovering from a total hip replacement.
C) Oldest daughter is preparing for a school dance recital.
D) Spouse is in the military and is stationed in the Middle East.

chevyboi1976 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Pregnant patients should not practice pushing during pregnancy because the possibility they could rupture membranes by doing this is too great. They can practice assuming a good position for pushing such as squatting, sitting upright, or leaning on a partner but should always be cautioned not to actually bear down and push. Bending over, pointing the toes, and breathing normally do not need to be avoided when practicing different positions to use when labor begins.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
The diagnosis Anxiety related to absence of significant other is appropriate for the spouse who is in the military and is stationed somewhere out of the country. The spouse working the night shift does not mean that the spouse is not available to help the patient. Other children are not typically identified as support people for a pregnant patient. The patient's mother is recovering from a surgical procedure and most likely is not identified as being a support person for the pregnant patient.