Author Question: A client in her second trimester of pregnancy comes to the prenatal clinic for a checkup. Which of ... (Read 94 times)

penza · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client in her second trimester of pregnancy comes to the prenatal clinic for a checkup. Which of the following is the most important for the nurse to assess in caring for a woman at this stage of pregnancy?

a. Detection of fetal movement
b. Observation that the uterus is below the symphysis pubis
c. Confirmation of the desire to breast- or bottle-feed
d. Determination of the presence of morning sickness

Question 2

The physician has ordered 6 mg morphine sulphate every three to four hours prn for a patient's postoperative pain. The unit dose in the medication dispenser has 15 mg in 1 mL. How much solution should the nurse give?

a. 1.5 mL
b. 1.3 mL
c. 0.4 mL
d. 1.25 mL

vish98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
During the second trimester, between 16 and 20 weeks' gestation, the mother begins to feel fetal movement.
During the second trimester, the uterus should be above the level of the symphysis pubis.
Confirmation of the desire to breast- or bottle-feed is more likely to take place during the third trimester.
Morning sickness is most likely to occur during the first trimester.

Answer to Question 2

C