In teaching a client to deal with the symptoms of PMS, the nurse ...

[jerry coleman]

In teaching a client to deal with the symptoms of PMS, the nurse should stress that the client should:
 
  a. Decrease her fluid intake to prevent fluid retention.
  b. Decrease her consumption of caffeine.
  c. Eat three large meals a day to maintain glucose levels.
  d. Drink a small glass of wine with her evening meal.

Question 2

Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births to hospital births in the early twentieth century?
 
  a. Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and delivery.
  b. Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births.
  c. The importance of early parent-infant contact was identified.
  d. The number of hospital births decreased.

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Answer to Question 1

B
Caffeine increases irritability, insomnia, anxiety, and nervousness.
Fluid intake should not be decreased.
Six smaller meals a day will help maintain glucose levels.
Alcohol aggravates depression and should be avoided.

Answer to Question 2

B
The development of forceps to facilitate difficult births by physicians was a strong factor in the decrease of home births and the increase of hospital births.

[jerry coleman]

TYSM

[rachel]

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