The Nurse Is Caring for Several Pregnant Clients

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for several pregnant clients. Which client should the nurse anticipate is most likely to have a newborn at risk for mortality or morbidity?

• A) 37-year-old, with a history of multiple births and preterm deliveries who works in a chemical factory
• B) 23-year-old of low socioeconomic status, unmarried
• C) 16-year-old who began prenatal care at 30 weeks
• D) 28-year-old with a history of gestational diabetes

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Definitions:

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds a brief photographic image of a scene that has just been observed.

Capacity

The maximum amount that something can contain or the ability to perform, function, or produce effectively.

Sperling

A psychologist who conducted pioneering research on the capacity of sensory memory, using a technique that demonstrated the brief duration of iconic memory.

Information-processing

A cognitive approach that focuses on how people process, store, and retrieve information.