A client in her second trimester is diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse would monitor the client closely for which of the following symptoms?
A) Heartburn
B) Diarrhea
C) Dehydration
D) Constipation
Question 2
The perinatal nurse observes Lindy, a 21-year-old, G1 TPAL 0000 woman who is entering the transition phase of labor. Lindy has been using a patterned breathing method to cope with the increasing strength of contractions.
She complains of lightheadedness and tingling in her fingers. The perinatal nurse's most appropriate intervention is to:
A) Assist Lindy back to bed and encourage her to lie on her left side
B) Assist Lindy with putting her head between her knees
C) Assist Lindy with cupping her hands and breathing into them
D) Assist Lindy to breathe more slowly and to take a cleansing breath
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
The nurse conveys attentive listening through a posture of involvement
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the toe
Testing the Achilles tendon reflex with client in a sitting position