Pre quiz 1
The nurse is providing care for a patient in active labor. The pt continually asks the nurse for medication to "stop the pain". Which ethical principle does the nurse use when replying "we need ti protect the baby from being overmedicated. Let me help with breathing and relaxation techniques."
Beneficence
What is the common risk factor for hypertension, abnormal menstrual cycles, osteoarthritis, and high-risk pregnancies?
Body mass index over 32
A patient who has just received confirmation that she is pregnant is distressed because she has a seizure disorder that she manages with carbamazepine. Which is the nurse's greatest concern?
Carbamazepine is teratogenic and causes neural and facial defects.
The nurse is assessing a 16-year-old sexually active patient in the family practice clinic. The patient's symptoms include breakthrough vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, nausea, and fever. The health care provider obtains cultures of the cervical epithelial cells during a Pap smear and orders doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days for her and her partner. The nurse understands that this prescription is consistent with the treatment of which medical diagnosis?
Chlamydia
A patient at 13 weeks gestation asks the nurse how her baby is nourished during pregnancy. Which information does the nurse use to explain the process to the mother?
Glucose, amino acids, and oxygen pass through the placenta from mother to baby.
A 48-year-old female patient presents to the OB/GYN clinic for her annual examination. She states that she has had the following symptoms: mood swings, irregular menstrual cycles, forgetfulness, food cravings, and a decrease in libido. Which of the following does the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing?
Perimenopause
The nurse works in a postpartum maternal-newborn unit and notices a newborn who is exhibiting signs of distress. Through investigation, the nurse learns the newborn's mother has a history of abusing street drugs. Which facility system does the nurse report as being deficient?
Risk management
The nurse is assessing a 22-year-old female patient who arrives at the family clinic. The patient has finished her prescription for a urinary tract infection and now reports a milky discharge from her vagina and has a fishy odor. After microscopic examination of the vaginal discharge, the health care provider prescribed metronidazole gel to be inserted vaginally. What is the suspected medical diagnosis for this patient?
The patient has bacterial vaginosis due to recent disruption of normal vaginal flora
STI's increase infacnt deaths
congenital syphilis
The nurse is caring for a 15-year-old female who is pregnant with her first child. In her previous prenatal visit, the patient tested negative for chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, and HIV. Based on the information provided, which condition is the patient's baby at higher risk for?
respiratory issues