A Patient with an IUD in Place Has a Positive

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient with an IUD in place has a positive pregnancy test. When planning care, the nurse will base decisions on which anticipated action?

• A) A therapeutic abortion will need to be scheduled since fetal damage is inevitable.
• B) Hormonal analyses will be done to determine the underlying cause of the false-positive test result.
• C) The IUD will need to be removed to avoid complications such as miscarriage or infection.
• D) The IUD will need to remain in place to avoid injuring the fetus.

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Definitions:

Explicit Attitudes

Attitudes and beliefs that are consciously held and can be directly reported by individuals.

Implicit Association Test (IAT)

A psychological assessment method measuring the strength of automatic associations between concepts in one's memory.

Postdecisional Dissonance

A form of psychological stress experienced after making a difficult choice, typically involving doubts about the decision.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort or stress experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.