Assignment 5: Medical history of
hypertension.
Assignment 5: Medical history of hypertension.
#1 A 35 year old G1P0 is 20 weeks gestation with a past medical
history of hypertension. Her pregnancy has been uneventful;
however, at today’s appointment, her blood pressure was
150/100mmHg at first check and 15 minutes later was still 136/90
mmHg. She is also complaining of light-headedness and
palpitations.
A. What actions would you take as her nurse?
B. What change should this patient be encouraged to do?
C. What are the expected outcomes?
#2. The patient is a 17 year old female who arrives to the
emergency department in active labor with a questionable past of
obstetrical history. She indicates that she has had no prenatal
care, does not remember her last menstruation period, and is
evasive if this is her first pregnancy. Blood work indicates she is
Rh negative.
A. What are some concerns you as her nurse should be prepared
for?
B. What teaching does this patient need?
C. What are the expected outcomes for this patien

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