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What this question is testing
Objective: Educate clients about discomforts of pregnancy
Prompt focus: A nurse is teaching a client at 28 weeks of gestation about relieving heartburn. Which recommendation should the nurse provide?
Why the correct answer works
Eat small frequent meals and avoid lying down right after eating
Correct. Small frequent meals and avoiding lying down after eating reduce reflux and relieve heartburn.
Why the tempting wrong answer fails
The tempting wrong answer usually loses because it skips the key condition, priority, or evidence in the prompt.
Plain-language takeaway
Heartburn in pregnancy results from hormonal relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter and pressure from the growing uterus. Comfort measures reduce reflux.
Simple analogy
Think of educate clients about discomforts of pregnancy like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.
How to review it before a retake
- Underline the command word and name what the question is asking before rereading the choices.
- Compare the correct answer against the closest distractor and write the exact detail that separates them.
- Retest this objective with a fresh question without looking at the rationale first.