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Which routine nursing assessment is contraindicated for a client admitted with suspected placenta previa?
 
  a. Monitoring fetal heart rate and maternal vital signs
  b. Observing vaginal bleeding or leakage of amniotic fluid
  c. Determining frequency, duration, and intensity of contractions
  d. Determining cervical dilation and effacement

Question 2

Which finding on a prenatal visit at 10 weeks might suggest a hydatidiform mole?
 
  a. Complaint of frequent mild nausea
  b. Blood pressure of 120/80
  c. Fundal height measurement of 18 cm
  d. History of bright red spotting for 1 day weeks ago



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Answer to Question 1

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Vaginal examination of the cervix may result in perforation of the placenta and subsequent hemorrhage.
Monitoring FHR and maternal vital signs is a necessary part of the assessment for this wom-an.
Monitoring for bleeding and rupture of membranes is not contraindicated with this woman.
Monitoring contractions is not contraindicated with this woman.

Answer to Question 2

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The uterus in a hydatidiform molar pregnancy is often larger than would be expected on the basis of the duration of the pregnancy.
Nausea increases in a molar pregnancy because of the increased production of hCG.
A woman with a molar pregnancy may have early-onset pregnancy-induced hypertension.
The history of bleeding is normally described as being brownish.





 

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