Question

1.         A young couple has come in for family planning. They have been married for 1 year and the wife appears anxious that she has not yet gotten pregnant. A. What assessments should the nurse do? B. What suggestions can the nurse offer if only one really wants a baby now and the other does not? C. What nursing diagnoses might the nurse use in this situation?	3, 4
2.         The community is experiencing a high incidence of STIs and pregnancies among the high school students. The school nurse is meeting with the public health department to formulate a plan to try and combat this. A. What are some things that the nurse and public health department can do? B. How can the teens help to educate their peers? C. What are some nursing diagnoses that would apply in this situation?	4, 7
3.         A group of young teens have signed an abstinence pledge. Because of this pledge, they chose not to learn about safer sex practices or birth control methods. A. How can the nurse encourage these teenagers to learn about these subjects? B. Why might these teenagers be reluctant to discuss these topics? C. Some of the parents find out about these efforts and are upset. What should the nurse do?	1, 7

Answer 1

1) A)1 year after marriage is not a ideal time frame to conceive. You have a lot of time waiting. Enjoy your couple life, have many trips and lead a healthy life. You have chances of getting pregnant if you are physically fit and fine to be parents.

B) Talk each other and come to a decision.

Discuss the reason of both that why to get pregnant now and not to get now.

Understand each other and if there anything that can do even after getting pregnant then go for it or it is not possible then wait for it.

Do not make too late to get pregnant because it will drop getting conceived as becoming older.

C) The quality of mother’s egg is very good in her early ages. Also the man’s sperms are very freshly matured and are perfect for conceiving in his early age. If the couple is equipped to handle the emotional and financial burden of pregnancy go for it. It is not must to have baby as soon as married but do not delay. Age matters pregnancy. Health wise the level of women’s fertility drops as age increases. For the sperm quality it majorly depends on his lifestyle. Of he is a regular drinker or a smoker and have any health issues his sperm quality can bear a brunt of time. The best age to become conceived is 25-30.