A nurse is developing information to give to a group of pregnant women who are interested in nutritional management of their pregnancy with regard to expected weight gain
The nurse bases the amount of weight gain for pregnant women on calculation of their:
a. EDC (expected date of confinement).
b. prepregnancy weight.
c. BMI (body mass index).
d. basal energy expenditure (BEE).
ANS: C
BMI takes into account height, weight, and body frame characteristics. Weight gain is not based on the EDC. Although the prepregnancy weight is important, it must be looked at in correlation to a calculated BMI. The calculation of BEE is used for clients who are at nutritional risk and are receiving enteral and/or parenteral nutrition therapies.
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