A nurse is counseling a pregnant adolescent about her nutritional needs during pregnancy. Which of the following should the nurse use as the basis for providing the client information about nu-tritional needs?
a. Chronologic age
b. Gynecologic age
c. Age at menarche
d. Blood protein levels
ANS: B
Nutritional needs are based upon gynecologic age, the number of years between chronologic age, and age at menarche.
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