A nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes mellitus and is experiencing hyperglycemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A. Reports increased urinary output ... B. Diaphoresis C. Reports blurred vision D. Shallow respirations - A. Reports increased urinary output Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst, abdominal pain, constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive for sugar and acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200 A nurse is caring for a client who is at 22 weeks of gestation and is HIV positive. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Administer penicillin G 2.4 million units IM to the client B. Instruct the client to schedule an annual pelvic examination. C. Tell the client she will start medication for HIV immediately after delivery D. Report the client's condition to the local health department - D. Report the client's condition to the local health department The nurse should report the condition to the local health department. HIV is one of the conditions on the list of Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to be reported. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for combined oral contraceptives. Which of the following findings should the nurse include as an adverse effect of this medication? A. Depression B. Polyuria C. Hypotension D. Urticaria - A. Depression The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common adverse effect of combined oral contraceptives. Other common adverse effects of the medication include amenorrhea, weight gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and breast tenderness. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a new prescription for misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A. "I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the medication." B. "You will need a full bladder prior to the insertion of the medication." C. "Remain in a side-lying position for 15 minutes after the medication is inserted." D. "An antacid will be given 20 minutes prior to the insertion of the medication." - A. "I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the medication." The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hours after the last dose of misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following misoprostol for clients who have cervical ripening and have not begun labor. [Show More]
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