Chapter 9 - Nutrition

Question 1

Nurses should NOT provide nutrition information. T/F?

Answer 1

FA

Question 2

Weight gain during pregnancy is not important at all. T/F?

Answer 2

FALSE

Question 3

Low weight during the second trimester is associated with what?

Answer 3

Low birth weight baby!

Question 4

What is excessive weight gain associated with during the pregnancy?

Answer 4

Increased birth weight for infants, gestational diabetes, prolonged labor, birth trauma, asphyxia, cesarean birth, low apgar score, hypoglycemia, etc.

Question 5

The recommended weight gain during pregnancy is what?

Answer 5

25-35 pounds

Question 6

How much weight should overweight women gain?

Answer 6

15-25 pounds

Question 7

How much weight should twin moms gain?

Answer 7

37-54

Question 8

Adolescents should gain weight according to their prepregnancy BMI. T/F?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Women - should use aspartame or phenylkeonuria. T/F?

Answer 9

FALSE - they should stay away from it.

Question 10

Too much vitamin A can cause fetal defects. T/F?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Folic acid - not important. T/F?

Answer 11

FALSE - that fucker is super important.

Question 12

400 mcg of folic acid/day. T/F?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Iron supplementation - 60-100 mg/day. T/F/

Answer 13

True