The Nurse Teaches a Class About Medication Used During Pregnancy

question 21

Multiple Choice

The nurse teaches a class about medication used during pregnancy to pregnant women. The nurse determines that additional instruction is required when a class participant makes which response?

• A) "The baby can only be harmed by medications during the first trimester."
• B) "It is important to not take over-the-counter (OTC) drugs during my pregnancy."
• C) "Exposure to teratogens can result in my baby's death or in malformations."
• D) "If I breastfeed my baby, drugs can come through my breast milk."

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Definitions:

Activity Variance

The difference between the planned activity level and the actual activity level, often analyzed in budgeting and variance analysis.

Expenses

The outflows or the use of assets in the generation of revenue, including costs of goods sold, operating expenses, and non-operating expenses.

Unfavorable Activity Variance

A discrepancy where the actual cost exceeds the budgeted or planned cost in managerial accounting, often analyzed in the context of activity-based costing.

Flexible Budget Performance Report

A report that compares the actual performance and expenditures of a business against a budget that adjusts with the level of activity, helping to provide a more accurate basis for comparison and analysis.