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A patient who is 34-weeks gestation is admitted with preeclampsia. The nurse is aware that which of the following findings could indicate disease progression? Select all that apply.

A patient is 6 weeks pregnant. She had a previous spontaneous abortion at 14 weeks gestation, and a pregnancy delivered at 38 weeks with the birth of a stillborn girl. What is her gravity and parity using the GTPAL system?

A physician orders Betamethasone 12 mg IM for a pregnant patient at 32 weeks gestation to be given every 24 hours for 2 doses. The medication is available as Betamethasone 6 mg/mL. How many milliliters should the nurse administer per dose? Round to the nearest whole number and label correctly.

The nurse is implementing a plan of care for the management of a patient with gestational diabetes mellitus. How would glucose control initially be achieved?

Which of the following gonadotropins released from the anterior pituitary gland influence ovarian function?

A nurse is reviewing a prenatal record on a patient who had been diagnosed in a previous pregnancy with preeclampsia. Which of the following describes a normal blood pressure pattern during pregnancy?

The premise behind the gate control theory of pain is that:

A nurse is planning care for an infant who has heart failure.  The nurse anticipates meeting the nutritional needs of the infant by implementing all of the following interventions except:

A nurse is caring for an 8-year-old child who has acute rheumatic fever. Which assessment is the nurse’s priority immediately after admission?

How would you correctly write 2,279,000 in scientific notation?