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When planning care for a pregnant woman with heart disease, the nurse should do which of the following?  “Select All that Apply.” a. Assess all complaints of fatigue and note any accompanying dyspnea or pulmonary congestion.b. Discourage the mother from taking any medications during pregnancy, since they all will affect the baby.c. Instruct the patient to eat as much food as desired to promote maximum fetal and maternal nutrition.d. Plan a vigorous exercise schedule to prevent thrombus formation during labor.e. Encourage good communication of symptoms with the cardiologist and medical team.   

A woman is experiencing preterm labor. To help mature the fetal lungs and decrease the likelihood that her baby will be born with respiratory distress syndrome, the client will be given: a. calcium gluconate (Gluconate).b. ritodrine (Yutopar).c. betamethasone (Celestone).d. terbutaline (Brethine).

A pregnant client was placed on an antibiotic in her third trimester of pregnancy.  She is concerned about the teratogenic effect the medication could have on her fetus.  In counseling the client, which of the following statements is correct regarding the developmental phase of the fetus in the third trimester and the risks of medication use? a. “Antibiotics should be avoided during entire pregnancy due to changes at cellular level.”b. “It is a time of developing endocrine functioning, therefore a risk to the fetus.”c. “There is a risk to your fetus because this is the time of maximum brain growth during pregnancy.”d. “The fetus has maximum weight gain and maturity during this time.  This is not a critical time for teratogenic  effects.”

A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving oxytocin (Pitocin) for induction of labor and has an intrauterine pressure catheter placed to monitor uterine contractions.  For which of the following contraction patterns should the nurse discontinue the infusion of oxytocin?

 Birds, snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodiles are all thought to share a common ancestor and several homologous traits. Assuming that this is true, these groups of animals would best represent

The nurse is caring for a laboring woman who has a history of rheumatic heart disease.  How should the nurse position her during labor?

Which of the following best shows a lack of dietary variety?

According to the text, which two broad factors apply to a patient’s reaction to health, illness, and hospitalization?

Label the missing parts of this diagram (1-4).

Name each part of the diagram and include the following: name of each tier, the approximate percentage of students whose needs are met at each tier, and format for instruction/intervention delivery at each tier.