The nurse encourages adequate intake of folic acid for women of childbearing age before and during pregnancy. What is folic acid thought to decrease the incidence of in fetal development?
a. Structural heart defects
b. Craniofacial deformities
c. Limb deformities
d. Neural tube defects
ANS: D
Folic acid can reduce the incidence of neural tube defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly.
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When reading a mercury blood pressure gauge,
A) view the gauge at eye level. B) slightly tilt the gauge. C) read the gauge in the center. D) deflate the cuff rapidly.
While monitoring a patient, the nurse knows that a therapeutic response to antitubercular drugs would be:
A. The patient states that he or she is feeling much better B. The patients lab test results show a lower white blood cell count C. The patient reports a decrease in cough and night sweats D. There is a decrease in sumpotoms, along with improved chest radiograph and sputum culture results