A nurse is assessing a pregnant teen's weight gain. Which of the following would be the appro-priate nursing intervention to implement?
a. Advise the teen to pay close attention to weight gain
b. Encourage the teen to gain as much weight as possible
c. Recommend weight gain based on pre-pregnancy weight
d. Instruct about the benefits to the fetus by gaining 2 pounds per week
ANS: C
The weight gain recommendations for the pregnant adolescent are based on the teen's prepreg-nancy weight. Teenagers who begin the pregnancy at a normal weight should be counseled to begin weight gain in the first trimester and to average gains of 1 pound per week for the second and third trimesters.
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