The nurse teaches young females in college about the importance of vitamins for anyone planning on becoming pregnant. Which vitamin does the nurse include as being most essential in the prevention of neural tube defects in a fetus?

1. Thiamine
2. Niacin
3. Riboflavin
4. Folic acid


Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Folic acid, not thiamine, is the vitamin that is essential for the prevention of neural tube defects in a fetus.
Rationale 2: Folic acid, not niacin, is the vitamin that is essential for the prevention of neural tube defects in a fetus.
Rationale 3: Folic acid, not riboflavin, is the vitamin that is essential for the prevention of neural tube defects in a fetus.
Rationale 4: Folic acid is the vitamin that is essential for the prevention of neural tube defects in a fetus.

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