You are counseling a young woman who is planning her pregnancy. She asks if there is anything she might do to help prevent birth defects in her unborn child. What would be an appropriate re-sponse to the patient?
1. "There is no way you can prevent a natural condition."
2. "Birth defects only happen occasionally to some people."
3. "Eating a diet rich in iron may prevent or stop birth defects."
4. "Taking multivitamins with folic acid will help prevent birth defects."
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There is now a great deal of scientific data that supports eating foods high in folic acid or taking a multivitamin with folic acid to protect against certain birth defects.
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The priority client teaching would be related to: 1. Nutritional intake. 2. School performance. 3. Adolescent Mini Mental Health Status Examination. 4. Menstrual cycle.
Nadolol (Corgard) is prescribed for a patient with chronic stable angina and left ventricular dysfunction. To determine whether the drug is effective, the nurse will monitor for
a. decreased blood pressure and heart rate. b. fewer complaints of having cold hands and feet. c. improvement in the strength of the distal pulses. d. the ability to do daily activities without chest pain.
A student nurse is studying the development of personality disorders. What theory could explain how alterations in neurotransmitter activity contribute to the development of personality disorders?
A) Gender-bias theory B) Social theory C) Neurobiological theory D) Intrapersonal theory
Which of the following are functions of the spleen in a healthy adult? (Select all that apply.)
a. Storage of platelets b. Production of red blood cells c. Phagocytosis of worn blood cells and platelets d. Formation of bilirubin e. Production of lymphocytes and monocytes f. Production of neutrophils and eosinophils