A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving prenatal care and is at her 24-week appointment. Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse plan to conduct?
Group B strep culture
Rubella titer
Blood type and Rh
1hr glucose tolerance test
The Correct Answer is D
All of the listed laboratory tests are important for prenatal care. However, at the 24-week appointment, the nurse should plan to conduct the 1-hour glucose tolerance test to screen for gestational diabetes.
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Correct Answer is C
Explanation
The purpose of bathing the newborn before initiating skin-to-skin contact is to decrease the risk of transmission of the virus from the mother to the newborn. Instructing the client to stop taking the antiretroviral medications at 32 weeks of gestation is incorrect as these medications should be taken throughout pregnancy to decrease the risk of transmission to the fetus.
Using a fetalscalp electrode during labor and delivery is also not an appropriate action as it increases the risk of transmission of the virus to the newborn. Administering a pneumococcal immunization to the newborn within 4 hours following birth is not specific to HIV positive newborns and is not related to preventing transmission of the virus.
Correct Answer is ["C","D"]
Explanation
The nurse should plan to immunize the client with the following vaccines: Inactivated influenza: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all pregnant women receive the influenza vaccine during any trimester of pregnancy, as pregnant women are at an increased risk of severe illness from the flu.
Diphtheria-acellular pertussis: The CDC recommends that pregnant women receive the Tdap vaccine (which includes protection against tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) during each pregnancy, ideally between 27 and 36 weeks of gestation. This is to protect both the mother and the newborn from pertussis (whooping cough).
The following vaccines are not recommended:
Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine should not be given during pregnancy.
The HPV vaccine is not routinely recommended during pregnancy, and if the client becomes pregnant while receiving the HPV vaccine series, vaccination should be delayed until after the pregnancy.
The varicella vaccine (which protects against chickenpox) is not recommended during pregnancy, and if the client is not immune to chickenpox, the vaccine should be given after the pregnancy is over.
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