The Patient Who Is 28 Weeks Pregnant Presents with Consistent

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Multiple Choice

The patient who is 28 weeks pregnant presents with consistent hypertension. The home health nurse would give priority to the need for:

• A) Activity restriction
• B) Balanced nutrition
• C) Increased fluid intake to ensure adequate hydration
• D) Instruction about the effect of diuretics

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Definitions:

Heart Rate

The number of heartbeats per unit of time, typically expressed in beats per minute (bpm), indicating the heart's efficiency and often influenced by physical activity, stress, and health status.

Perceptual Constancy

The ability of the brain to perceive objects as having constant properties (e.g., size, color, shape) despite changes in their appearance or in the physical environment.

Sensory Stimulation

The activation of one or more of the senses such as taste, smell, vision, hearing, and touch, providing essential input for growth and development.

Physical World

The aspects of the universe that are capable of being observed and studied, encompassing natural, material phenomena.