Which Situation in the High-Risk Antepartal Unit Requires Immediate Intervention

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which situation in the high-risk antepartal unit requires immediate intervention?

• A) Fetal monitoring is being performed on a client in her third trimester who is scheduled for a cholecystectomy tomorrow.
• B) A third-trimester client pregnant with twins who required an appendectomy yesterday is positioned in a supine position.
• C) Oxygen is being administered at 2 L via nasal cannula to a client in her third trimester who underwent a urolithotomy today.
• D) The client in her third trimester who returned from bowel resection surgery has a nasogastric tube attached to intermittent suction.

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Definitions:

Infant Survival

The survival of a baby from birth to a specific age, often influenced by factors such as healthcare, nutrition, and social conditions.

Natural Selection

A process in which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, leading to evolutionary changes in the species.

Directed Genetic Change

Intentional alteration of the genetic makeup of an organism to achieve desired traits, often through genetic engineering or selective breeding.

Adaptations

The process by which organisms adjust over time to their environment, resulting in genetic changes that enhance survival and reproductive success.