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SO00 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A young adult pregnant client tells the nurse that she and her husband are going to a 50th wedding anniversary party for her grandparents this weekend. The client asks the nurse if it will be okay to have a few glasses of wine at the party. Which response

A) Drinking a few glasses of wine will not be a problem.
B) Alcohol during pregnancy can cause the baby to be born without limbs.
C) Drinking any alcoholic beverages during pregnancy puts your baby at risk for injury.
D) Wine is acceptable but not hard liquor.

Question 2

The nurse provides a wellness program to a group of pregnant adolescents at risk for substance abuse. Which participant statement indicates that teaching has been effective?

A) Drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana can harm my baby.
B) I need to take good care of myself by participating in vigorous exercise.
C) My anemia and eating mostly fast food are not important.
D) I should seek prenatal care at some point in the pregnancy.

kswal303 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Drinking any alcohol, no matter what type and what quantity, during pregnancy increases the risk for accidents and damage to the infant. Mothers are encouraged to drink no alcohol at all during pregnancy. Wine can put the mother and fetus at risk as much as hard liquor.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A

Pregnant adolescents are at great risk for complications such as pregnancy-induced hypertension, anemia, preterm birth, low-birth-weight infants, and fetal harm from cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, or the use of street drugs. Early and regular prenatal care is the best intervention to prevent complications or to detect them early, to minimize the harm to both the teen and her fetus. Pregnant adolescents are at great risk for complications such as anemia. Vigorous exercise would not necessarily promote a healthy pregnancy and does not indicate an understanding of the increased risk for an adolescent who is at risk for substance abuse.