The nurse is caring for a client with epilepsy. The client informs the nurse that she is pregnant. What condition should the nurse warn this client about?
1. Vitamin C deficiency
2. Anemia
3. Decreased oxygen
4. Folate deficiency
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Vitamin C deficiency is incorrect because while vitamin C deficiency, decreased oxygen, and anemia can occur in pregnancy, they are not a direct result of antiseizure medications.
Rationale 2: Anemia is incorrect because while vitamin C deficiency, decreased oxygen, and anemia can occur in pregnancy, they are not a direct result of antiseizure medications.
Rationale 3: Decreased oxygen is incorrect because while vitamin C deficiency, decreased oxygen, and anemia can occur in pregnancy, they are not a direct result of antiseizure medications.
Rationale 4: Vitamins with a folic acid supplement are an important factor in reducing the risk of certain kinds of birth defects, and clients need to take folic acid before they become pregnant. Antiseizure medication can cause decreased absorption of folic acid, vitamin D, magnesium, and calcium.
Global Rationale: Vitamins with a folic acid supplement are an important factor in reducing the risk of certain kinds of birth defects, and clients need to take folic acid before they become pregnant. Antiseizure medication can cause decreased absorption of folic acid, vitamin D, magnesium, and calcium. Vitamin C deficienc, decreased oxygen, and anemia are all ncorrect because while these conditions can occur in pregnancy, they are not a direct result of antiseizure medications.
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