The patient is a 26-year-old G3P1A1 who has arrived at theemergency department complaining of sharp abdominal cramping andvaginal bleeding. She is 10 weeks pregnant. She is visibly upset,crying, and making statements such as, “Not again,” “I dideverything I was told to,” and “Why is this happening again?” Whatshould the nurse do? What is possibly happening and why? What isthe expected outcome
The patient is an 18-year-old G1P0 female with a past medicalhistory of pelvic inflammatory disease. She is brought to theemergency department by a friend because of severe low abdominalpain and vaginal spotting. The nurse recognizes this couldpotentially be an ectopic pregnancy. What care should the nurseprovide this patient? What teaching should the nurse provide thispatient? What nursing diagnoses would be appropriate for thissituation?
