The nurse is completing an obstetric history on a new prenatal patient, who shares that the first day of her last menstrual period was 12/10/2024. Using Naegele’s rule, the student nurses determine that her due date is:

A client comes in for a first prenatal visit at 10 weeks. The client tells the nurse that this is their fourth pregnancy. A first pregnancy ended in miscarriage at twelve weeks. A second pregnancy resulted in a 39-week viable male infant.  A third pregnancy resulted in 35-week twins and they are all living. How would the nurse record this client’s obstetric history using the GTPAL system?

A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is in the first trimester of pregnancy. The client tells the nurse that she is upset because, although she and her husband planned this pregnancy, she has been having many doubts and second thoughts about the upcoming changes in her life. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?

A patient in her first trimester tells the nurse that she “does not feel well.” Which possible symptom and explanation is the most serious? Hint: You need to think about the changes in pregnancy and determine which one listed below has the most serious ramifications.

The way that speech or language varies based on characteristics including geography, language background, or ethnicity is called:

Describe the difference between phonetics and phonology.

What does IPA stand for and why is it important to use it in transcription of individuals with speech sound disorders?

A nurse prepares to insert a peripheral venous catheter in an older adult. What action will the nurse take to protect the client’s skin during this procedure?

A nurse is reviewing the diagnostic test results of an older adult female client who is preoperative for a knee arthroplasty. The nurse should notify the surgeon of which of the following results?

A nurse is assessing a patient who is receiving a blood transfusion and finds that the patient is anxiously fidgeting in bed.  The patient is afebrile and dyspneic.  The nurse auscultates crackles in both lung bases and sees jugular vein distention.  On which transfusion complication will the nurse focus interventions?