Author Question: A nurse is assessing a pregnant client during a regular antenatal visit. Which of the following ... (Read 139 times)

SAVANNAHHOOPER23 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A nurse is assessing a pregnant client during a regular antenatal visit. Which of the following conditions, if present, would alert the nurse to the increased risk of peripartum cardiomyopathy?

A) Younger maternal age
B) Hereditary factors
C) Primipara client
D) Multiple gestation

Question 2

A female client is a Duchenne muscular dystrophy carrier. Her husband does not have the gene. She is planning to conceive and wants to understand the chances of her child acquiring the disease.

Which of the following information should the nurse give to the client?
A) A male child will certainly be affected by the condition.
B) A female child will not be affected by the condition.
C) There is no risk of a male child being affected by the condition.
D) A male child has a 50 chance of being a carrier.