The nurse teaches a class about medication used during pregnancy ...

[Diane]

The nurse teaches a class about medication used during pregnancy to pregnant women. The nurse determines that additional instruction is required when a patient makes which response?
 
  1. The baby can only be harmed by medications during the first trimester.
  2. It is important to not take over-the-counter (OTC) drugs during my pregnancy.
  3. Exposure to teratogens can result in my baby's death or in malformations.
  4. If I breastfeed my baby, drugs can come through my breast milk.

Question 2

The nurse has made a medication error. The nurse manager determines the error was based on a common misinterpretation of which abbreviation?
 
  1. IU
  2. SQ
  3. Q.O.D.
  4. U
  5. mcg

[Liamb2179]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: A baby can be harmed by medication used throughout the period of gestation. Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs should be avoided during pregnancy. Many drugs are transferred through breast milk. Teratogens can cause fetal demise and congenital malformations.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale: This is the abbreviation for international unit but can be mistaken for IV or 10. The prescriber should write out international unit.

[Diane]

Excellent

[kswal303]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it