Chapter 60 Questions Study Guide Graded A+

A female client is concerned that her inability to conceive a child is connected to her morbid obesity. How does the nurse respond? {Ans: "Tell me about any changes in your menstrual cycle each month." The best response by the nurse is to ask the client who is concerned about her inability to conceive, is to ask her about changes in her menstrual cycle each month. Obesity has been known to produce changes in the menstrual cycle, thus causing difficulties in getting pregnant. Asking the client about her menstrual cycle directly addresses the client's concern and is designed to elicit helpful assessment information.Asking the client if she feels her obesity is keeping her from getting pregnant only asks the client to restate the obvious. It is also a closed question that requires only a "yes-or-no" response. Telling the client that adoption is an option is an intrusive response by the nurse and may alienate the client. It also does not address the client's concern about obesity. Asking what her health care provider told her is an evasive response from the nurse and does not address the client's concerns.}Which client on the medical-surgical unit does the charge nurse assign to