Author Question: A client at 16 weeks' gestation has a history of type 1 diabetes. The nurse realizes the fetus is at ... (Read 61 times)

jessicacav · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client at 16 weeks' gestation has a history of type 1 diabetes. The nurse realizes the fetus is at risk for developing which of the following?

1. Malnutrition
2. Premature birth
3. Decreased placental perfusion
4. Respiratory distress syndrome

Question 2

The nurse notes the presence of a cloudy dialysate return for a client in acute renal failure receiving peritoneal dialysis. Which of the following actions does the nurse initiate after notifying the physician?

1. Culture the dialysate return
2. Chart the cloudy dialysate
3. Measure abdominal girth
4. Slow dialysate instillation

voltaire123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4. Respiratory distress syndrome

Rationale:
The fetus of a mother with the preexisting condition of type 1diabetes has an increased risk of developing respiratory distress syndrome. Fetal malnutrition is associated with a poor maternal diet. Premature birth is associated with a poor maternal diet and anemia. Decreased placental perfusion is associated with maternal hypertension.

Answer to Question 2

1. Culture the dialysate return.

Rationale:
The return should be clear. The presence of cloudy drainage might indicate peritonitis, and the nurse should culture the return in order to help identify the presence and type of organism that could be causing the infection. Charting the cloudy dialysate and nursing actions taken would be necessary, but is not the next-priority action. Measurement of abdominal girth is performed prior to the dialysis procedure, and although increased girth could indicate peritonitis, culturing the return is more important. The instillation part of the procedure is completed prior to the collection of the dialysate return, and the rate of the instillation has no relationship to the development of an infection.