The nurse educator is presenting a program to college students about factors that can cause congenital malformations. What should the nurse tell them?
1. The growing embryo is considered most vulnerable to hazardous agents during the first months of pregnancy.
2. Spontaneous abortion always occurs if the fetus is affected by a teratogen.
3. Potential teratogens can cause malformations of the heart, limbs, eyes, and other organ systems only in the second trimester.
4. Teratogen agents are primarily drugs.
Question 2
The new graduate is learning about advanced practice nursing. Which of the following situations best illustrates an advanced practice nursing role? (Select all that apply.)
A. An experienced registered nurse who is the manager of a large obstetrical unit
B. A registered nurse who is the circulating nurse at surgical (cesarean) deliveries
C. A clinical nurse specialist who is working as a staff nurse on a mother-baby unit
D. A nurse practitioner who is consulting with a physician in the newborn nursery
E. A nurse-midwife attending vaginal deliveries of uncomplicated pregnancies.
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