What should nursing care for women diagnosed with gestational diabetes include?
A) Encourage blood glucose control
B) Counseling the patient on the need for cesarean birth
C) Education for the women on life-long diabetic needs
D) Referral for the infant to diabetic care after delivery
Question 2
The nurse is providing education to women who had diabetes prior to pregnancy. The nurse is discussing pregnancy-related complications from diabetes. Which of the following is a potential complication?
A) Small for gestation age infant
B) Polyhydramnios
C) Post-term delivery
D) Hypotension of pregnancy
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
diabetes
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