Which statement made by the pregnant adolescent would indicate to the nurse that she understood her increased risk of physiologic complications during pregnancy?
1. "It's no big deal that I started prenatal care in my seventh month."
2. "My anemia and eating mostly fast food are not important."
3. "I need to take good care of myself so my baby doesn't come early."
4. "Smoking and using crack cocaine won't harm my baby."
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Rationale 1: Pregnant adolescents are at high risk for complications such as pregnancy-induced hypertension, anemia, preterm birth, and low-birth-weight infants. This statement indicates a lack of understanding of her increased risk of physiologic complications during pregnancy
Rationale 2: Pregnant adolescents are at high risk for complications such as pregnancy-induced hypertension, anemia, preterm birth, and low-birth-weight infants. This statement indicates a lack of understanding of her increased risk of physiologic complications during pregnancy
Rationale 3: Early and regular prenatal care is the best intervention to prevent complications or to detect them early, to minimize the harm to both the teen and her fetus.
Rationale 4: Pregnant adolescents are at high risk for fetal harm from cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and the use of street drugs. This statement indicates a lack of understanding of her increased risk of physiologic complications during pregnancy.
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