NUR 1229- Nutrition For The Fetus, Pregnant, And Lactating Mother Questions And Correct Answers

NUR 1229- Nutrition For The Fetus, Pregnant,
Mother Questions And Correct Answ




Food csources cof cfolate? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Liver: cchicken, cturkey, cgoose chas c500 cmcg+ cpe
Liver: clamb, cbeef, cveal c200+ c
legumes, cbeans, cpeas, clentils, casparagus, cspinach, cpapaya, ccereal, cwheat cgerm c100+ c
50+ cbroccoli, clima cbeans, cbaked cbeans, cpork, ccollard cgreens, craw cspinach, cavocado, coranges
20+ cbread, cegg, ccorn

Nutrient cneeds cbefore cconception? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-health cdiet censures cadequate cnutrien
cunsuspected cfetus cdeveloping c
-folic cacid cprevents cneural ctube cdefects c
-nutritional cdeprivation cin cthe cfirst ceight cweeks cwill ccause cfetal cabnormalities

Neural ctube cdefects: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔anencephaly- cneural ctube cfails cto cclose cso cthe cbra
cdevelop c


spina cbifida- cincomplete cclosure cof cthe cspinal cchord cand cits cbony cencasement

Energy cand cnutrient cneeds: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔increases c20% cin cpregnancy cexcept cfor ciron
-during clactation cless ciron cand cfolic cacid cis crequired cas cbody creruns cto cnormal c
-d/c ciron csupplement cafter cbirth

Nutrient cneeds cduring cpregnancy: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔calories c250-450 ckcals/day cin c2nd cand

protein c25 cg/day cand cwhat cwomen cusually cintakes c

vitamins/folate c600 cmcg/day c
supplement- c400 cand crest cis cacquired cfrom cdiet c
green, cleafy cveggies, clivers

Vitamin cB-12 cin cred cmeat c2.6 cmcg/day c
vegan cmoms- ctake csupplement c

calcium- c1200/day cto cconserve cmaternal cbone cmass, cdecrease cBP, cdecrease cpreeclampsia c(h
cintolerance cin casian, cAfrican cAmericans, cnative cAmericans- ctell cthem cto ctry cyogurt, ccheese, cla

, Magnesium c
400 cmg c

Vitamin cA
750 cmcg

Vitamin cD c
5 cmcg

Vitamin cE c
15 cmcg c

Vitamin cC c
80 c
c
a cteen cwith ca clow cBMI/active/twins cwill cincrease cthese cneeds

Protein cand cpregnancy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-protein csupplements cincrease cpreterm cbirths c
-stick cto ccomplete cprotein crich cfoods clike cnuts, cdairy, cbeans, cwhole cgrains, cpeas

nursing calert cfor cfish: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔High clevels cof cmercury ccan charm cthe cdeveloping c
cor cyoung cchild, cand ccertain cfish care cespecially chigh cin cmercury. c


Women cwho cmay cbecome cpregnant, cwomen cwho care cpregnant cor cnursing, cand cyoung cchildre
cprecautions: c


(1) cavoid ceating cshark, cswordfish, cking cmackerel, cand ctilefish; c

(2) ccheck clocal cadvisories cabout cthe csafety cof cfish ccaught cby cfamily cand cfriends cin clocal cbodi
cadvisory cis cavailable, climit cintake cof cthese cfish cto c6 counces cand ceat cno cother cfish cthat cweek


(3) ceat cas cmuch cas c12 counces cper cweek cof ca cvariety cof ccommercially ccaught cfish cand cshellf
cshrimp, csalmon, cpollock, ccatfish, cand ccanned clight ctuna c(but climit cintake cof calbacore cor c"white
cwhich ccontain cmore cmercury, cto c6 counces cper cweek)


What cis cthe crecommended cweight cgain? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-underweight cBMI c28-40 cpound

normal cBMI c25-35
Ideal cweight cgain cof c31/2 clbs cduring c1st ctrimester cand cthen c1 clb/wk c

overweight cBMI c
15-25 clbs c(never cdiet cduring cpregnancy) c

short cpeople cshould cgain caround c20 cpounds c(lower cend) c

adolescent cand ctall cwomen cgain con chigher cend c
35 clbs c

Teach cpatient cthat cthe cweight cgained cis cnecessary cand cwill cleave cafter cpregnancy

Weight cgain cfrom cpregnancy: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-breast csize cincreased c2 clbs c

fluid c4 clbs c

placenta c1 c1/2 c