1. A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is at 7 weeks of gestation. The client reports urinary frequency and asks if this will continue until delivery. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? a. "It's a minor inconvenience, which you should ignore." i. This is a nontherapeutic response that disregards the client‟s concern and offers unwarranted reassurance. b. "In most cases it only lasts until the 12th week, but it will continue if you have poor bladder tone." i. The presence or absence of bladder tone has no bearing on urinary frequency during pregnancy. c. "There is no way to predict how long it will last in each individual client." i. This is a nontherapeutic response that does not provide appropriate information to the client. d. "It occurs during the first trimester and near the end of the pregnancy." i. Urinary frequency is due to increased bladder sensitivity during the first trimester and recurs near the end of the pregnancy as the enlarging uterus places pressure on the bladder. 2. A nurse is caring for an antepartum client whose laboratory findings indicate a negative rubella titer. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of this data? a. The client is not experiencing a rubella infection at this time. i. A negative rubella titer indicates the client is susceptible to the rubella virus. It does not indicate the presence or absence of a rubella infection. b. The client is immune to the rubella virus. i. A negative rubella titer indicates the client is susceptible to the rubella virus. c. The client requires a rubella vaccination at this time. i. Rubella vaccination during pregnancy is contraindicated because of possible injury to the developing fetus. d. The client requires a rubella immunization following delivery. i. A negative rubella titer indicates that the client is susceptible to the rubella virus and needs vaccination following delivery. Immunization during pregnancy is contraindicated because of possible injury to the developing fetus. Following rubella immunization, the client should be cautioned not to conceive for 1 month. 3. A nurse is instructing a woman who is contemplating pregnancy about nutritional needs. To reduce the risk of giving birth to a newborn who has a neural tube defect, which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? a. Limit alcohol consumption. i. Alcohol consumption has no effect on the incidence of neural tube defects. It is related to the incidence of other congenital defects and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in newborns of clients who consume alcohol during pregnancy. b. Increase intake of iron-rich foods. i. Iron intake has no effect on the incidence of neural tube defects. A diet low in iron places a client who is pregnant at risk for preterm labor and postpartum hemorrhage. c. Consume foods fortified with folic acid. i. Increased consumption of folic acid in the 3 months prior to conception, as well as throughout the pregnancy, reduces the incidence of neural tube defects in the developing fetus. d. Avoid foods containing aspartame. i. Aspartame in the diet has no effect on the incidence of neural tube defects in a fetus. Clients who have phenylketonuria should be advised to avoid aspartame since it contains phenylalanine. 4. A nurse is caring for a client who is in her first trimester of pregnancy and asks the nurse if she can