A client is at 20 weeks gestation. The client reports having to “run to the bathroom all the time,” “it hurts to pee,” and my u rine “smells bad.”

A client is at 20 weeks gestation. The client reports having to “run to the bathroom all the time,” “it hurts to pee,” and my u rine “smells bad.” Wh ich statement by the nurse is the most appropriate?

1.            “Drink cranberry juice to rel ieve the symptoms.”

2.            “Make sure to w ipe from the front to the back after void ing.”

3.            “Most women have u ri na ry frequency at th is stage and i t is norma l.”

4.            “You may need to be checked for a u r i na ry tract infecti on.”

B.            State your rationale .

C.            Add and ummarize phy iological changes tha t occu r du ring pregna ncy.