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rmenurse · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A woman who works full-time approaches her employer after suddenly discovering that she and her husband will be receiving a child for adoption.

The patient knows that she is entitled to certain rights as a result of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993. Which criteria of the act apply to this patient? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. An employee is entitled to return to the former position or one considered comparable.
2. The employee is covered because she works more than 25 hours per week.
3. The employee is covered by this act because 25 employees work at the company.
4. The act is part of a larger national paid maternity leave program.
5. The employee's medical coverage must continue during the leave.

Question 2

The pregnant client employed at a factory asks the nurse whether exposure to chemicals can cause harm to her fetus. The nurse should advise that exposure to which substance can lead to neurological damage?

1. Lead
2. Latex
3. Formaldehyde
4. Benzene

ergserg · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,2,5
Rationale 1: This is part of the act. The position that one returns to must be at least comparable.
Rationale 2: A full-time employee works more than 25 hours a week.
Rationale 3: The company would have to have at least 50 employees. Nothing in the scenario suggests this.
Rationale 4: This act is not part of a larger national act. It is a single act.
Rationale 5: The medical coverage must continue during the leave, according to the act.

Answer to Question 2

1
Explanation: 1. Women exposed to lead during pregnancy are at risk for spontaneous abortion, prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, and brain, kidney, and nervous system dysfunction.