Causes and risk factors

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Question 1:

A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of PROM in a previous pregnancy.

The nurse knows that this client is at a higher risk of developing which complication in the current pregnancy?

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Question 2:

A nurse is assessing a client who is at 34 weeks of gestation and reports a sudden gush of fluid from the vagina.

The nurse suspects that the client has PPROM.

Which of the following tests should the nurse perform to confirm the diagnosis?

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Question 3:

A nurse is teaching a pregnant client who smokes about the effects of smoking on the pregnancy.

The nurse should include that smoking increases the risk of which of the following conditions?

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Question 4:

A nurse is reviewing the ultrasound report of a pregnant client who is at 28 weeks of gestation.

The report indicates that the client has polyhydramnios, which is an excess of amniotic fluid.

The nurse should recognize that this condition can cause which of the following complications? (Select all that apply.).

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Question 5:

A nurse is caring for a client who has an incompetent cervix and is at 20 weeks of gestation.

The nurse should expect the provider to order which of the following interventions to prevent preterm birth and PPROM?

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