To Reassure and Educate Pregnant Clients About Changes in Their

question 12

Multiple Choice

To reassure and educate pregnant clients about changes in their cardiovascular system,maternity nurses should be aware that:

• A)A pregnant woman experiencing disturbed cardiac rhythm, such as sinus arrhythmia requires close medical and obstetric observation, no matter how healthy she otherwise may appear.
• B)Changes in heart size and position and increases in blood volume create auditory changes from 20 weeks to term.
• C)Palpitations are twice as likely to occur in twin gestations.
• D)All of the above changes likely will occur.

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