Author Question: A woman asks the nurse why she should take precautions against getting rubella if she thinks she ... (Read 38 times)

misspop · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A woman asks the nurse why she should take precautions against getting rubella if she thinks she might be pregnant. The nurse explains that the occurrence of maternal rubella during the first 4 weeks of pregnancy could lead to which fetal malformations?

a. Cataracts, cardiac defects, and deafness
b. Kidney defects, cataracts, and hydrocephalus
c. Cardiac defects, clubfoot, and microcephaly
d. Mental retardation, biliary atresia, and deafness

Question 2

Which statement is accurate about the abuse of substances during pregnancy?

a. Substance abuse is most damaging to the fetus during the third trimester.
b. Use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine can cause fetal growth retardation.
c. Inhaled substances are more likely than intravenous substances to cross the placental barrier.
d. Newborn infants rarely experience withdrawal after birth to a mother who has used addictive substances.

abctaiwan · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Maternal rubella during the first 4 weeks of pregnancy can cause cardiac anomalies, deafness, microcephaly, cataracts, heart disorders, intrauterine growth retardation, and psychomotor retardation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine can cause fetal growth retardation. The fetus is at greatest risk in the first trimester. Intravenous substances are more likely to cross the placental barrier. The newborn of an addicted mother will experience withdrawal from the substances she was using.