A 28-year-old client, G2P1, at 30 weeks gestation arrives at the clinic for a routine prenatal visit.  After lying supine on the exam table, she tells the nurse, “I feel dizzy and like I might be sick to my stomach.” The nurse notes the following changes: BP (prior):122/76 mmHg BP (now):88/54 mmHg HR:102 bpm Resp: 18/min Position: Supine The nurse knows what is the cause of the clients symptoms (1 point): What are two (2) causes/contributing factors (2 points): What is the priority nursing action (1 point): What are two (2) priority patient education topics the nurse should teach the client (2 points):

A nurse urges a pregnant client at the first prenatal office visit to begin taking iron supplements immediately. What is the rationale for this interventions?

A woman is at 24 weeks gestation. The nurse would expect to find the fundal height measurement to be:

A nurse is seeing a client at 32 weeks of gestation who reports a headache that has persisted for two days. The client states, ‘I get headaches all the time during pregnancy — is this normal?’ Which response by the nurse reflects the most appropriate clinical reasoning?

Based on traditional calculations, what is the hourly maintenance fluid for a 12 Kg patient who has been NPO for 8 hours?

The patient with Type B blood has:

Which best describes Starling’s Law of Fluid Forces?

Which of the following statements best describes volume control ventilation?

Select the statement that is false regarding the circle system

Which is NOT part of the capillary forces that regulate normal daily total body water homeostasis?