A 35-year-old pregnant woman comes to the clinic with an allergic reaction. What would the nurse know to be contraindicated in the care of this patient?
A) Anti-inflammatories
B) Antihistamines
C) Antiemetics
D) Antibiotics
Ans: B
Feedback: Antihistamines are contraindicated during the third trimester of pregnancy; in nursing mothers and newborns; in children and elderly people; and in patients whose conditions may be aggravated by muscarinic blockade (eg, asthma, urinary retention, open-angle glaucoma, hypertension, prostatic hyperplasia. Anti-inflammatories, antiemetics, and antibiotics are not contraindicated because of pregnancy and an allergic reaction.
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