Introduction
Introduction ( 6 Questions)
A nurse is providing dietary recommendations to a pregnant woman.
Which recommendation should the nurse prioritize?
Drinking 2-3 liters of water per day is a general recommendation for healthy adults, not specific to pregnant women. However, hydration is important for pregnant women to prevent constipation and urinary tract infections.
Limiting caffeine intake to 300 milligrams per day is a moderate recommendation for pregnant women, not a priority. High caffeine intake can increase the risk of miscarriage and low birth weight.
Alcohol can cross the placenta and cause fetal alcohol syndrome, which can result in physical and mental defects in the baby. Alcohol should be avoided throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Consuming an extra 300-400 calories per day while breastfeeding is a recommendation for lactating women, not pregnant women. Pregnant women need an extra 340-450 calories per day in the second and third trimesters.
Alcohol can cross the placenta and cause fetal alcohol syndrome, which can result in physical and mental defects in the baby.
Alcohol should be avoided throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Choice A is wrong because drinking 2-3 liters of water per day is a general recommendation for healthy adults, not specific to pregnant women.
However, hydration is important for pregnant women to prevent constipation and urinary tract infections.
Choice B is wrong because limiting caffeine intake to 300 milligrams per day is a moderate recommendation for pregnant women, not a priority.
High caffeine intake can increase the risk of miscarriage and low birth weight.
Choice D is wrong because consuming an extra 300-400 calories per day while breastfeeding is a recommendation for lactating women, not pregnant women.
Pregnant women need an extra 340-450 calories per day in the second and third trimesters.