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Haya94

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In which of the following situations would the nurse need to alert the physician?
 
  a. The infant is dusky and turns cyanotic when crying.
  b. Acrocyanosis is present at 1 hour of age.
  c. The infant's blood glucose is 45 mg/dl.
  d. The infant goes into a deep sleep at 1 hour of age.

Question 2

Nursing intervention for pregnant women with diabetes is based on the knowledge that the need for insulin:
 
  a. increases throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period.
  b. decreases throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period.
  c. varies depending on the stage of gestation.
  d. should not change because the fetus produces its own insulin.



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Eunice618

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Answer to Question 1

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An infant who is dusky and becomes cyanotic when crying is showing poor adaptation to extrauterine life.

Answer to Question 2

C
Insulin needs decrease during the first trimester, when nausea, vomiting, and anorexia are a factor. They increase during the second and third trimesters, when the hormones of pregnancy create insulin resistance in maternal cells.




Haya94

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


lindahyatt42

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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