A woman who is 14 weeks pregnant calls the clinic nurse to report that after a brief bleeding episode a week ago, her uterus seems to have gotten smaller, but her periods have not begun. The nurse assesses the indicators for a _____________ abortion.
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Question 2The patient who has taken the ovulation stimulant clomiphene (Clomid), and who has been determined to be pregnant, calls the clinic nurse to report that she is bleeding and has passed a small grapelike object. From this information the nurse suspects a __
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Question 3The nurse explains that severe preeclampsia needs to be controlled because it can develop into another syndrome called _________________.
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Question 4The nurse reports to the charge nurse that the 3-hour postpartum patient is bleeding excessively as she has saturated one peripad in less than ______ minutes.
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Question 5Following an abruptio placentae, the patient suddenly becomes dyspneic, complains of chest pain, and begins to ooze blood from her IV insertion site. The nurse assesses these as indicators of _____________ ______________ _________________.
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Question 6What is the usual treatment for severe postpartum depression?
a. Improved nutrition
b. Vitamin therapy
c. Pharmacologic interventions
d. Support group therapy
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