MEDizzy - A client at 7 weeks’ gestation tells a nurse in the prenatal

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Nursing Care for Uncomplicated Pregnancy Labor & Post-partum

A client at 7 weeks’ gestation tells a nurse in the prenatal clinic that she is sick every morning with nausea and vomiting and adds that she does not think she can tolerate it throughout her pregnancy. The nurse assures her that this is a common occurrence in early pregnancy and will probably disappear by the end of the:

ExplanationB. Because of a decrease in chorionic gonadotropin, morning sickness seldom persists beyond the first trimester. A, C. Morning sickness usually ends at the end of the third month, when the chorionic gonadotropin level falls. D. Morning sickness is still present at this time; it is related to the high level of chorionic gonadotropin.