When providing care for a pregnant woman, the nurse should be ...

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When providing care for a pregnant woman, the nurse should be aware that one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors is:
 
  a. Diabetes mellitus. c. Chronic hypertension.
  b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP). d. Anemia.

Question 2

A mother of a 10-day-old infant calls the clinic and reports that her baby is having loose green stools. The mother is breastfeeding her infant. Which of the following is the best nursing action?
 
  A) Instruct the woman to bring her infant to the clinic.
  B) Instruct the woman to decrease the amount of feeding for 24 hours and to call if the stools continue to be loose.
  C) Explain that this is a normal stool pattern.
  D) Instruct the woman to eat a bland diet for the next 24 hours and call back if the stools continue to be loose and green.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors are diabetes and hypertension associated with pregnancy. Both of these conditions are associated with maternal obesity. There are no studies that indicate MVP is among the most frequently reported maternal risk factors. Hypertension associated with pregnancy, not chronic hypertension, is one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors. Although anemia is a concern in pregnancy, it is not one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors in pregnancy.

Answer to Question 2

A
Instruct the woman to bring her infant to the clinic.