Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^519 TREATMENTS Dilation and Curettage (D&C) to remove all trophoblastic cells. Frequent testing o ...

(^520) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified 14 weeks, and starts at implantation. During this time, it is not uncommon to feel m ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^521 Breast enlargement Softening of cervix Increased pigmentation and enlargement of areolae Chadwick ...

(^522) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Remind of obstetrician appointments. Advise patient when to call the obstetrician: ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^523 HALLMARK SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Bloody show which is the mucous plug, expelled from the vagina Ruptur ...

(^524) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Epidural analgesia. Local infiltration. NURSING DIAGNOSES Anxiety Pain, discomfor ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^525 PROGNOSIS Return to prepregnant state. HALLMARK SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Vaginal drainage (lochia) less ...

(^526) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Rh Incompatibility WHAT WENT WRONG? Rh incompatibility is assessed on each mother du ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^527 Administer RhoGAM. Explain Rh status to the mother. Preeclampsia and Eclampsia Preeclampsia is a ...

(^528) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Abdominal pain Diminished urine output Excessive vomiting and nausea Eclampsia: As ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^529 Risk for altered parenting Altered growth and development NURSING INTERVENTIONS Monitor blood p ...

(^530) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Cancer Antigen 125 (CA 125) This test measures the amount of the protein, CA 125, in ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^531 Before the test—Explain to patient that she must avoid using lotions, powders and deodorants the d ...

(^532) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Your patient is a 25-year-old female just diagnosed with hydatidiform mole. You wou ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^533 (c) weight gain and nausea. (d) dyspareunia. The most important lab value to monitor in a patient ...

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(^536) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Pain Pain is sensed through nerve endings, which are generously spread throughout th ...

CHAPTER 15 Pain Management^537 Various individuals can experience different levels of pain with the same injury. Researchers hav ...

(^538) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified HALLMARK SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Intense sharp pain (severe) Fleeting, momentary, or ong ...