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ashley

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The nurse is caring for a client with uncontrolled maternal diabetes who presents to the labor unit for induction of labor.
 
  The client asks, Why does the doctor want to induce labor when my due date isn't until tomorrow? The nurse would explain the reason for induction of labor is: A) The doctor always does this. B) Your baby could die if it were born post-term. C) Babies born post-term to women with gestational diabetes don't do as well as those delivered by term. D) The doctor is worried that you will require a cesarean section, and he wants the labor process to be controlled.

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The nurse is caring for an infant born to a diabetic mother, and is monitoring glucose levels. The nurse monitors glucose levels by:
 
  A) using urine strips to test urine for the presence of glucose. B) performing a heel stick to collect capillary blood. C) using a Vacutainer to draw blood from a vein. D) using an infant collection tube to withdraw blood from a vein.


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tofugiraffe

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


ashley

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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