The nurse is teaching a group of pregnant women the importance of ...

[Jkov05]

The nurse is teaching a group of pregnant women the importance of adequate nutrition for the fetus. The nurse instructs the clients that folic acid deficiency during preconception and early in pregnancy can result in:
 
  a. skeletal defects.
  b. neural tube defects.
  c. intrauterine growth retardation.
  d. small-for-gestational-age infants.

Question 2

The client has been prescribed Doxylamine (Unisom) for treatment of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. What aspect of the client's history will cause the nurse to contact the primary health care provider?
 
  a. Arthritis
  b. Depression
  c. Asthma
  d. Hyperglycemia

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Folic acid has been found to deter neural tube defects both preconception and during pregnancy.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Doxylamine (Unisom) is contraindicated when for the client who has a history of acute asthma.

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