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Question 1 of 5

The nurse would be concerned that a 26-week-gravid client is carrying an unwanted pregnancy when the client makes which of the following statements?

A. The baby hasn't started to move yet.'

B. My back aches every night when I get home from work.'

C. I am finding it very hard always to eat the right things.'

D. I am no longer able to wear my old clothes.'

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The baby hasn't started to move yet.'

Question 2 of 5

Which type of cutaneous stimulation involves massage of the abdomen?

A. Imagery

B. Effleurage

C. Mental stimulation

D. Thermal stimulation

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Effleurage

Question 3 of 5

The nurse is admitting a client, who reports, 'My water broke yesterday, and I haven't felt my baby move any today.' She is 38 weeks with a history of gestational diabetes. Which assessment data is of most concern to the nurse on admission?

A. Maternal vital signs: T 100.2, HR 104, RR 20, BP 136/82

B. Pain score 6/10

C. Minimal variability and variable decelerations

D. 5 cm/80% effaced/0 station

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Minimal variability and variable decelerations

Question 4 of 5

What assessments or tests would the nurse inform the pregnant patient they can expect to have at each prenatal visit?

A. hemoglobin

B. antibody screen

C. ultrasound

D. blood pressure

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: blood pressure

Question 5 of 5

Which information is covered by early pregnancy classes offered in the first and second trimesters?

A. Methods of pain relief

B. The phases and stages of labor

C. Coping with common discomforts of pregnancy

D. Prebirth and postbirth care of a patient having a cesarean birth

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Coping with common discomforts of pregnancy