Author Question: What does the nursing care for infants with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) include? a. Nutritional ... (Read 93 times)

anshika · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

What does the nursing care for infants with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) include?

a. Nutritional guidance
b. An intensive stimulation program
c. Facilitation of improvement in cardiovascular status
d. An individualized program based on maternal alcohol consumption

Question 2

What should the nurse anticipate in an infant who was exposed to cocaine during pregnancy?

a. Seizures
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Large for gestational age
d. Hypertonia and jitteriness

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Infants with FAS have characteristic poor feeding behaviors that persist throughout childhood. The nurse assists in devising strategies to improve nutrition. The infant is protected from overstimulation. FAS does not include cardiovascular problems. The effects of FAS do not depend on the quantity of maternal alcohol consumption.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The nurse should anticipate neurobehavioral depression or excitability and implement care directed at the infant's manifestations. Few or no neurologic sequelae appear in infants born to mothers who used cocaine during pregnancy. The infant is usually a poor feeder, so hypoglycemia should be more likely than hyperglycemia. The infant usually has intrauterine growth restriction.