NCLEX Question for Transabdominal Ultrasound during First Trimester

A pregnant woman, in the first trimester, is to have a transabdominal ultrasound.  The nurse would include which of the following instructions

a.  Nothing by mouth (NPO) from6:00 A.M. the morning of the test.

b.  Drink one to two quarts of water and do not urinate before the test.

c. Come to the clinic first for injection of the contrast dye.

d.  No special instructions are needed for this test.

 

Correct Answer B. To obtain clearer images during the first trimester, women are required to drink one to two quarts of clear fluid to fill the urinary bladder and thereby push the uterus higher into the abdomen where it can be more accurately scanned.

There are not diet restrictions necessary to prepare for an ultrasound.

Ultrasound is a technique that involved the sue of high-frequency sound waves; the sound waves bounce off tissues of differing acoustic density.  No contrast dye is needed.

There are special instructions needed when a woman in the first trimester is to have a transabdominal ultrasound.

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