Author Question: A teaching plan for a client with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) should include a recommendation to ... (Read 22 times)

danielfitts88 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A teaching plan for a client with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) should include a recommendation to restrict her intake of:

1. High-starch foods such as potatoes and spaghetti.
2. Chicken, eggs, and fish.
3. Breads, cereals, and beans.
4. Coffee, colas, and chocolate cake.

Question 2

A client states she has felt the baby move. This is called

a. lightening c. quickening
b. ballottement d. Hegar's sign

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

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale:
1. She should increase her intake of complex carbohydrates and proteins.
2. She should increase her intake of complex carbohydrates and proteins.
3. She should increase her intake of complex carbohydrates and proteins.
4. A client with PMS is advised to restrict her intake of foods containing methylxanthines, such as chocolate, cola, and coffee. She should increase her intake of complex carbohydrates and proteins.

Answer to Question 2

C
Quickening is the first movement of the fetus felt by the mother. Lightening occurs approximately 38 weeks' gestation. Ballottement occurs during the 4th to 5th month of gestation. Hegar's sign is the softening of the isthmus of the uterus that is evident at 6 to 8 weeks' gestation.