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    RN Comprehensive Predictor 2026 Proctored Exam V2

    A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 14 weeks of gestation about findings to report to the provider. Which of the following findings should the nurse include in the teaching?

    Explanation & Rationale

    Facial swelling during pregnancy is a warning sign of preeclampsia and must be reported to the provider immediately. Other warning signs include severe headache, blurred vision, epigastric pain, and sudden weight gain. Faintness upon rising (orthostatic hypotension) is common in early pregnancy due to vasodilation. Bleeding gums are common due to estrogen-related gingival hyperemia. Urinary frequency is expected in early and late pregnancy. None of these are abnormal at 14 weeks.

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