Author Question: The nurse is preparing the client for an amniocentesis. The ultrasound shows the fetus to be ... (Read 82 times)

ssal · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse is preparing the client for an amniocentesis. The ultrasound shows the fetus to be positioned as in the picture. At what site would the nurse prep the client for the amniocentesis?

1. A
2. B.
3. C.
4. D.

Question 2

A nurse is teaching a health promotion class to a group of women who are 4 months pregnant. One of the women asks whether there are any work restrictions that her employer should be aware of.

The most appropriate response by the nurse would be to inform the women that the American Medical Association (AMA) has set guidelines which include the following restrictions after 20 to 28 weeks gestation. (Select all that apply.) a. Repeated lifting of over 25 pounds
b. Prolonged standing (for more than 4 hours)
c. Sitting at a desk typing (for more than 1 hour)
d. Repeated stooping and bending (more than twice an hour)
e. Walking briskly (more than twice in an hour
f. Climbing ladders, climbing stairs more than four times per 8 hours

dreamfighter72 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale: The amniocentesis would be performed where the largest pocket of fluid could be found. The bladder should be empty to avoid perforating it with the needle. The insertion site would be away from the placenta and the fetus.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D, F
The nurse should inform the women that the American Medical Association (AMA) has published guidelines for work limitations during pregnancy that suggest prolonged standing (for more than 4 hours), repeated stooping and bending (more than twice an hour), climbing ladders, climbing stairs more than four times per 8 hours, and repeated lifting of over 25 pounds should be restricted after 20 to 28 weeks gestation.