When Counseling a Mother Who Smokes About Preventing Exposure to

question 3

Multiple Choice

When counseling a mother who smokes about preventing exposure to
smoking­related risks to her nursing newborn, what will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner tell her?

• A) If she quits now, her child will not have long­term effects from exposure.
• B) Prenatal smoke exposure does not cause respiratory effects after the infant is born.
• C) Smoking outdoors or near an open window prevents exposure to tobacco smoke.
• D) Third­hand smoke exposure risks may last for years even if the mother quits now.

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