Maternal and Fetal Nutrition Nclex questions and answers When planning a diet with a pregnant woman, the nurse's FIRST action would be to: A. Review the woman's current dietary intake. B. Teach the woman about the food pyramid. C. Ca
Maternal and Fetal Nutrition Nclex questions and answers When planning a diet with a pregnant woman, the nurse's FIRST action would be to: A. Review the woman's current dietary intake. B. Teach the woman about the food pyramid. C. Caution the woman to avoid large doses of vitamins, especially those that are fatsoluble. D. Instruct the woman to limit the intake of fatty foods. - A. Review the woman's current dietary intake. Reviewing the woman's dietary intake as the first step will help to establish if she has a balanced diet or if changes in the diet are required. These are correct actions on the part of the nurse, but the first action should be to assess the patient's current dietary pattern and practices since instruction should be geared to what she already knows and does. A pregnant woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 22 asks the nurse how she should be gaining weight during pregnancy. The nurse's BEST response would be to tell the woman that her pattern of weight gain should be approximately: A. A pound a week throughout pregnancy.
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