Utilize at least two scholarly references per post. What did you learn from your experience with Motivational Interviewing this week that could help your peer better address the preventive guidelines for the women in the scenarios?
Scenario 1
In the first scenario, a 34-year-old woman is 36 weeks pregnant. She has one child and this is her second pregnancy. The patient is complaining of shortness of breath and swollen ankles. She associates having the flu with her coughing for several days. While talking, she is noticeably out of breath. Upon reviewing her chart, she has a history of hypertension. She reported stopping her blood pressure medications when she found out she was pregnant and admitted to seldomly taking her pills in general. She does not think it is a big deal. The purpose of this discussion is to apply the technique of motivational interviewing with the female in the scenario. Positively influencing her as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) will be discussed and my experience with motivational interviewing will be described.
During pregnancy, the diagnosis of hypertension will negatively affect the mother and her unborn baby if it is not appropriately controlled. De Chesnay and Anderson (2020), explains that