CH 17 Pregnancy at Risk: Pregnancy-Related Complications
A pregnant client is admitted to a health care unit with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which prescription is the nurse most likely to receive regarding the therapy for such a client?
Administer cryoprecipitate and platelets.
A nurse is caring for a young woman who is in her 10th week of gestation. She comes into the clinic reporting vaginal bleeding. Which assessment finding best correlates with a diagnosis of hydatidiform mole?
Dark red, "clumpy" vaginal discharge
A woman is having her second baby. Her blood type is O- and the father's blood type is O+. Her first baby was also O+. Inadvertently, she did not receive RhoGam after her first delivery. How would the physician ascertain if this fetus is affected by an Rh incompatibility?
Perform a cordocentesis on the fetus.
Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy is always a deviation from the normal.
True
The nurse is evaluating care provided to a patient in the third trimester of pregnancy who has been diagnosed with gestational hypertension. Which finding indicates that treatment has been successful for this patient?
Urine protein 0
A client visits a health care facility reporting amenorrhea for 10 weeks, fatigue, and breast tenderness. Which assessment findings should the nurse prioritize for immediate intervention? Select all that apply.
elevated hCG levels absence of fetal heart sound hyperemesis gravidarum
